Common Carotid Artery Diameter and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women
Joint Authors
Kuller, Lewis H.
Lloyd, Kelly D.
Sutton-Tyrrell, Kim
Mackey, Rachel H.
Barinas-Mitchell, Emma
Wong, Eric A.
Source
International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Arterial diameter is an underutilized indicator of vascular health.
We hypothesized that interadventitial and lumen diameter of the common carotid artery would be better indicators of vascular health than carotid plaque or intima media thickness (IMT).
Participants were 491 overweight or obese, postmenopausal women who were former or current hormone therapy (HT) users, 52–62 years, with waist circumference >80 cm.
We evaluated cross-sectional associations of cardiovascular risk factors with carotid measures, by HT status.
Former HT users had a worse cardiovascular profile than current HT users: larger adventitial (6.94 mm versus 6.79 mm) and lumen diameter (5.44 mm versus 5.31 mm, both P<0.01) independent of cardiovascular risk factors; IMT and plaque were similar.
Larger diameters were best explained by former HT use, higher pulse pressure, and greater weight.
Independent of potential confounders, overweight and obese postmenopausal former HT users had larger carotid diameters than current HT users.
Carotid diameter should be considered in studies of HT.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lloyd, Kelly D.& Barinas-Mitchell, Emma& Kuller, Lewis H.& Mackey, Rachel H.& Wong, Eric A.& Sutton-Tyrrell, Kim. 2012. Common Carotid Artery Diameter and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women. International Journal of Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lloyd, Kelly D.…[et al.]. Common Carotid Artery Diameter and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women. International Journal of Vascular Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lloyd, Kelly D.& Barinas-Mitchell, Emma& Kuller, Lewis H.& Mackey, Rachel H.& Wong, Eric A.& Sutton-Tyrrell, Kim. Common Carotid Artery Diameter and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight or Obese Postmenopausal Women. International Journal of Vascular Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-451399
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-451399