Association of carotid intima-media thickness with mesenteric, preperitoneal and subcutaneous fat thickness

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 299-304

  Liu, K H ^a   Chan, Y L ^a   Chan, J C N ^a   Chan, W B ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intima media thickness; Mesenteric fat thickness; Obesity; Portal adipose tissue; Preperitoneal fat thickness; Subcutaneous fat thickness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MESENTERY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PERITONEUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 14944357972     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2004.10.038     Document Type: Article

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