Carotid intima media thickness is associated with plasma adiponectin but not with the leptin:adiponectin ratio independently of metabolic syndrome

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 393-396

  Dullaart, Robin P F ^a   Kappelle, Paul J W H ^a   Dallinga Thie, Geesje M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adiponectin; Intima media thickness; Leptin; Leptin:adiponectin ratio; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADIPONECTIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 77955271706     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.03.024     Document Type: Letter

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