Association between impaired glucose tolerance and carotid atherosclerosis: A study in 64-year-old women and a meta-analysis

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 327-333

  Brohall, G ^a   Schmidt, C ^a   Behre, C J ^a   Hulthe, J ^b   Wikstrand, J ^a,b   Fagerberg, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Impaired glucose tolerance; Intima media thickness; Meta analysis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; INTIMA; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; TUNICA MEDIA;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 67349234136     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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