Serum cholesterols have a more important role than triglycerides in determining intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery in subjects younger than 55 years of age

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1161-1169

  Magyar, Mária T ^a   Paragh, György ^a   Katona, Evelin ^a   Valikovics, Attila ^b   Seres, Ildikó ^a   Csiba, László ^a   Bereczki, Dániel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Borsod County Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Intima media thickness; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; LIPIDS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; SERUM CHOLESTEROLS; SONOGRAPHY;

CHOLESTEROL;

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTIMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 4444268858     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.9.1161     Document Type: Article

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