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November 1, 1998Journal of Hypertension

Intima–media thickness and diameter of carotid and femoral arteries in children, adolescents and adults from the Stanislas cohort

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Population

369 men and women (aged 10-54 years) from the Stanislas cohort, with no known cardiovascular disease.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

CSCatherine SassSt. Catherine University BHBernard HerbethInserm OCO. ChapetUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1

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Implication

Should not yet alter pediatric vascular assessment; leaves open longitudinal determinants of adult sex differences in intima-media thickness.

Key Points

The study aims to investigate the intima-media thickness and diameter of carotid and femoral arteries in relation to age, sex, and other factors.
Measured intima-media thickness and diameters using B-mode ultrasonography.
Analyzed the effects of age, sex, smoking, body mass index, cholesterol, and blood pressure using bivariate and regression analysis.
Included 369 participants aged 10-54 years from the Stanislas cohort, with no known cardiovascular disease.
Carotid and femoral intima-media thicknesses did not show age or sex effects before 18 years but increased significantly in men afterward.
Intima-media thickness correlated with systolic blood pressure and fat-free mass only in specific age and sex groups.
Femoral diameter increased until age 18 and was more pronounced in boys, with correlations differing across sexes for body mass metrics.

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Population

369 men and women (aged 10-54 years) from the Stanislas cohort, with no known cardiovascular disease.

Outcome

Carotid and femoral intima-media thicknesses and diameters measured by B-mode ultrasonographysurrogate

Sex differences in arterial diameter occur before adolescence, whereas differences in intima-media thickness only appear in adulthood, with distinct geometric influences from blood pressure and body composition.

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Sass et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0fe9fb5725bbd5cc603ca4 https://doi.org/10.1097/00004872-199816110-00005

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Implication

Should not yet alter pediatric vascular assessment; leaves open longitudinal determinants of adult sex differences in intima-media thickness.

Intima–media thickness and diameter of carotid and femoral arteries in children, adolescents and adults from the Stanislas cohort

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Cite This Study

Intima–media thickness and diameter of carotid and femoral arteries in children, adolescents and adults from the Stanislas cohort

Discussion

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Implication

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