Factors associated with carotid atherosclerosis in community-dwelling oldest elderly aged over 80 years

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-18

  Fujisawa, Michiko ^a,b   Okumiya, Kiyohito ^b   Matsubayashi, Kozo ^b   Hamada, Tomio ^c   Endo, Hidetoshi ^a   Doi, Toshinori ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Kahoku town in Kochi; Oldest elderly; Orthostatic blood pressure change; Ultrasonic tomography

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INTIMA; JAPAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUNICA MEDIA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; JAPAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 55249112568     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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