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ArticleHeart and vessels2016

Metabolic syndrome showed significant relationship with carotid atherosclerosis.

Tomoyuki Kawada, Takeshi Andou, Masayuki Fukumitsu

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Article in Heart and vessels, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Carotid Artery Stiffness in Metabolic Syndrome: Sex Differences.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020
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  6. The association between gallstone disease and plaque in the abdominopelvic arteries.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2017
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tomoyuki KawadaDepartment of Hygiene and Public Health, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan. kawada@nms.ac.jp.
Takeshi AndouSano City Hospital, Sano, Japan.
Masayuki FukumitsuSano City Hospital, Sano, Japan.
Sanno Medical Center · JPNippon Medical School · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We assessed the associations between MetS and the indicators of carotid atherosclerosis as assessed by ultrasonography taking into consideration of confounders in the general population. A total of 1281 subjects (856 males, 425 females) were included in the present study. The total plaque score and maximum intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries were measured as indicators of atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular risk factors were several metabolic components, serum uric acid, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), and lifestyle factors. MetS was defined according to the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program. The prevalences of an elevated total plaque score (≥5) and elevated IMT (>1 mm) of the carotid arteries were significantly higher in subjects with MetS as compared to subjects without MetS. Furthermore, a trend was observed towards higher prevalences of these indicators of atherosclerosis as the number of components of MetS increased. Logistic regression analysis revealed a significant association between elevated plaque score and MetS even after adjustments for age, serum uric acid, serum CRP and lifestyle factors in the males. Among the indicators of atherosclerosis assessed by carotid ultrasonography, a significant independent association was observed between the total plaque score and MetS in males in the general population.

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Carotid ArteriesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCarotid Artery DiseasesCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessC-Reactive ProteinCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLife StyleLogistic ModelsMaleMetabolic SyndromeMiddle AgedBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinUric AcidCarotid artery plaqueIntima-media thicknessMetabolic syndrome

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