Change of carotid intima-media thickness is associated with age in elderly Japanese patients without a history of cardiovascular disease

Autor:	Kentaro Watanabe, Toru Kawanami, Shinji Susa, Kenzo Oba, Manabu Wada, Motoshi Ouchi, Takeo Kato, Tatsuya Suzuki, Wataru Kameda, Toshihide Oizumi, Makoto Ohara
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Cardiovascular risk factors Carotid ultrasonography Disease medicine.disease Intima-media thickness Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus Bayesian multivariate linear regression medicine Physical therapy Outpatient clinic Ultrasonography business
Zdroj:	Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 15:1023-1030
ISSN:	1444-1586
Popis:	Aim The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the change of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and clinical characteristics in Japanese patients without a history of cardiovascular disease. Methods The study participants were 149 Japanese patients without a history of cardiovascular disease treated in our outpatient department. The in all participants CIMT was measured with ultrasonography at baseline and after a mean interval of 2.4 years. Study participants were divided into a middle-aged group (younger than 65 years: n = 59) and an elderly group (65 years or older: n = 90). The annual CIMT change (ΔCIMT) was calculated, and the associations between ΔCIMT and clinical characteristics, including age, were evaluated in both groups. Results The ΔCIMT was significantly correlated with age in all participants (r = 0.222; P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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