Gender divergence on the impact of multiple cardiovascular risk factors on the femoral artery intima-media thickness in asymptomatic young adults: The Bogalusa heart study

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-45

  Paul, Timir K ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Srinivasan, Sathanur R ^a   Toprak, Ahmet ^a   He, Jiang ^a   Berenson, Gerald S ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral artery; Gender difference; Intima media thickness; Risk factors; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENDER; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84855255799     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31821da9c0     Document Type: Article

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