Alcohol consumption is directly associated with carotid intima-media thickness in Finnish young adults. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Juonala, Markus ^a   Viikari, Jorma S A ^a   Kähönen, Mika ^b   Laitinen, Tomi ^d   Taittonen, Leena ^c   Loo, Britt Marie ^e   Jula, Antti ^e   Marniemi, Jukka ^e   Räsänen, Leena ^f   Rönnemaa, Tapani ^a   Raitakari, Olli T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Atherosclerosis; Intima media thickness

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349272290     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.11.021     Document Type: Article

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