Serum calcium level is related to both intima-media thickness and carotid atherosclerosis: A neglect risk factor in obese/overweight subjects

Journal of Translational Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Montalcini, Tiziana ^a   Gorgone, Gaetano ^a   Pujia, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Calcium; Carotid; Obesity; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BODY MASS; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; EXTRACRANIAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

CALCIUM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84861805040     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-10-114     Document Type: Article

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