Metabolic syndrome, diabetes and subclinical atherosclerosis as assessed by carotid intima-media thickness

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-85

  Kawamoto, Ryuichi ^a   Tomita, Hitomi ^a   Ohtsuka, Nobuyuki ^a   Inoue, Ai ^a   Kamitani, Atsushi ^b  

^a Seiyo Municipal Nomura Hospital   (Japan)

^b Kamitani Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Diabetes; Metabolic syndrome; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTIMA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TUNICA MEDIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 34250637534     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.14.78     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Alberti KGMM, Zimmer PZ, for the WHO Consultation: Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Part 1: Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus, provisional report of a WHO consultation. Diabet Med, 1998; 15:539-553
2. National Cholesterol Education Program: Executive Summary of the Third Report of The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, And Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol In Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA, 2001; 285:2486-2497
3. Kakeuchi H, Saitoh S, Takagi S, Ohnishi H, Ohhata J, Isobe T. Fujiwara T, Akasaka H, and Shimamoto K: Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in Japanese Male-Tanno-Soubetsu Study. J Japan Diab Soc, 2003; 46:739-744 (in Japanese, Abstract in English)
4. Shiwaku K, Nogi A, Kitajima K, Anuurad E, Enkhmaa B, Yamasaki M, Kim JM, Kim IS, Lee SK, Oyunsuren T, and Yamane Y. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome using the modified ATPIII definitions for workers in Japan, Korea and Mongolia. J Occup Health, 2005; 47:126-135
5. Klein BE, Mein R, and Lee KE: Components of the metabolic syndrome and risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Beaver Dam. Diabetes Care, 2002; 25:1790-1794
6. Nakanishi N, Takatorige T, Fukuda H, Shirai K, Li W, Okamoto M, Yoshida H, Matsuo Y, Suzuki K, and Tatara K: Components of the metabolic syndrome as predictors of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Japanese men. Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 2004; 64:59-70
7. Alexander CM, Landsman PB, Teutsch SM, and Haffner SM: NCEP-defined metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and prevalence of coronary heart disease among NHANES III participants age 50 years and older. Diabetes, 2003; 52:1210-1214
8. Iglseder B, Cip P, Malaimare L, Ladurner G, and Paulweber B: The metabolic syndrome is a stronger risk factor for early carotid atherosclerosis in women than in men. Stroke, 2005; 36:1212-1217
9. Okada M, Miida T, Hama H, Yata S, Sunaga T, Tsuda A, and Saito H: Possible risk factors of carotid artery atherosclerosis in the Japanese population: a primary prevention study in non-diabetic subjects. Intern Med, 2000; 39:362-368
10. Tatsukawa M, Sawayama Y, Maeda N, Okada K, Furusyo N, Kashiwagi S, and Hayashi J: Carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk factors: a comparison of residents of a rural area of Okinawa with residents of a typical suburban area of Fukuoka, Japan. Atherosclerosis, 2004; 172:337-343
11. Kawamoto R, Tomita H, Oka Y, Kodama A, and Kamitani A: Metabolic syndrome amplifies the LDL-cholesterol associated increases in carotid atherosclerosis. Intern Med, 2005; 44:1232-1238
12. Friedewald WT, Levy RI, and Fredrickson DS: Estimation of the concentration of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in plasma, without use of the preparative ultracentrifuge. Clin Chem, 1972; 18:499-502
13. Sidhu PS and Desai SR: A simple and reproducible method for assessing intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery. Br J Radiol, 1997; 70:85-89
14. Salonen JT and Salonen R: Ultrasonographically assessed carotid morphology and the risk of coronary heart disease. Arterioscler Thromb, 1991; 11:1245-1249
15. Suzuki R, Watanabe S, Hirai Y, Akiyama K, Nishide T, Matsushima Y, Murayama H, Ohshima H, Shinomiya M, Shirai K, Saito Y, Yoshida S, Saisho H, and Ohto M: Abdominal wall fat index, estimated by ultrasonography, for assessment of the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat in the abdomen. Am J Med, 1993; 95:309-314
16. Matsuzawa Y. Metabolic Syndrome-Definition and Diagnostic Criteria in Japan. J Jpn Soc Int Med, 2005; 94:188-203
17. Matsuzawa Y: Metabolic syndrome-definition and diagnostic criteria in Japan. J Atheroscler Thromb, 2005; 12:301
18. Tadokoro N: Ultrasonic diagnosis of visceral fat obesity. Nippon Rinsho, 2003; 61:374-379 (in Japanese, Abstract in English)
19. Kawamoto R, Kajiwara T, Oka Y, and Takagi Y: Association between abdominal wall fat index and carotid atherosclerosis in women. J Atheroscler Thromb, 2002; 9:213-218
20. Tamura A, Mori T, Hara Y, and Komiyama A. Preperitoneal fat thickness in childhood obesity: association with serum insulin concentration. Pediatr Int, 2000; 42:155-159
21. Tanaka Y, Kikuchi T, Nagasaki K, Hiura M, Ogawa Y, and Uchiyama M: "Lower birth weight and visceral fat accumulation are related to hypcrinsulinemia and insulin resistance in obese Japanese children". Hypertens Res, 2005; 28:529-536
22. Mori Y, Hoshino K, Yokota K, Yokose T, and Tajima N: Increased visceral fat and impaired glucose tolerance predict the increased risk of metabolic syndrome in Japanese middle-aged men. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes, 2005; 113:334-339
23. Lebovitz HE: Insulin resistance-a common link between type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Diabetes Obes Metab, 2006; 8:237-249
24. Kendall DM and Harmel AP: The metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease: understanding the role of insulin resistance. Am J Manag Care, 2002; 20:S635-653
25. Zinimet PZ, McCarty DJ, and de Courten MP: The global epidemiology of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome. J Diabetes Complications 1997; 11:60-68
26. Larsen JR, Brekke M, Bergengen L, Sandvik L, Arnesen H, Hanssen KF, and Dahl-Jorgensen K: Mean HbAlc over 18 years predicts carotid intima media thickness in women with type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia, 2005; 48:776-779
27. Sander D, Schulze-Horn C, Bickel H, Gnahn H, Bartels E, and Conrad B: Combined effects of hemoglobin Alc and C-reactive protein on the progression of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis: the INVADE study. Stroke, 2006; 37:351-357
28. Hidvegi T, Szatmari F, Hetyesi K, Biro L, and Jermendy G: Intima-media thickness of the carotid arteries in subjects with hyperinsulinaemia (insulin resistance). Diabetes Nutr Metab, 2003; 16:139-144
29. Homma Y: Predictors of atherosclerosis. J Atheroscler Thromb, 2004; 11:265-270
30. Kawamoto R, Tomita H, Oka Y, Ohtsuka N, and Kamitani A: Metabolic Syndrome and Carotid Atherosclerosis: Role of Elevated Blood Pressure. J atheroscler Thromb, 2005; 12:268-275
31. Mori T, Ohashi Y, Ejiri J, Takatsuki K, Ichikawa S, and Awano K: Impact of metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus on cardiovascular events in coronary artery disease without ischemia on stress thallium-201 single photon emission computed tomography after percutaneous coronary intervention. J Cardiol, 2005; 46:89-96