Key result
Age, smoking, systolic BP, low HDL-C, and diabetes link to increased carotid IMT in elderly patients.
Why the study?
The relation between common carotid artery wall thickness and various atherosclerotic risk factors in elderly patients was not well characterized.
What are the risk factors related to the wall thickness of the common carotid artery in elderly patients?
Population
147 inpatients (82 men, 65 women; mean age 72.2 years)
Comparison
Relation of wall thickness with age, sex, blood pressure, smoking, lipid metabolism, diabetes, and atherosclerotic disease
Design
Cross-sectional ultrasonographic evaluation study
Authors
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May inform risk stratification in elderly patients; hypothesis-generating for longitudinal studies on progression and events.
Cross-Sectional (n=147)
No
What are the risk factors related to the wall thickness of the common carotid artery in elderly patients?
In elderly patients, age, smoking, systolic blood pressure, low HDL-C, and diabetes are significant risk factors for increased carotid artery wall thickness, which correlates with atherosclerotic disease.
Kawamoto et al. (1996) conducted a cross-sectional in Atherosclerosis (n=147). Atherosclerotic risk factors (age, smoking, blood pressure, HDL-C, diabetes) was evaluated on Wall thickness of the common carotid arteries. Age, smoking history (Brinkman Index), systolic blood pressure, low HDL-C, and diabetes mellitus were significantly associated with increased common carotid artery wall thickness in elderly patients.
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