Gender-based differences in the relationship between fatty liver disease and atherosclerosis

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 281-286

  Kim, Hyun Jin ^a,b   Lim, Chae Wan ^a   Lee, Jae Hyuk ^a   Park, Hyung Bok ^a   Suh, Yongsung ^a   Cho, Yoon Hyeong ^a   Choi, Tae Young ^a   Hwang, Eui Seok ^a   Cho, Deok Kyu ^a  

^a Seonam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid intima media thickness; Fatty liver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 85006164558     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2016-014     Document Type: Article

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