| Autor: |
Seyma Yildiz, Huseyin Toprak, Sinem Aydin, Mehmet Bilgin, Veysel Oktay, Okay Abaci, Cuneyt Kocas |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
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| Zdroj: |
Clinics, Vol 69, Iss 12, Pp 841-846 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1980-5322 |
| DOI: |
10.6061/clinics/2014(12)09 |
| Popis: |
OBJECTIVES: We investigated the relationship between metabolic syndrome and breast arterial calcification detected via mammography in a cohort of postmenopausal subjects. METHODS: Among 837 patients referred to our radiology department for mammographic screening, 310 postmenopausal females (105 patients with and 205 patients without breast arterial calcification) aged 40 to 73 (mean 55.9±8.4) years were included in this study. The groups were compared with respect to clinical characteristics and metabolic syndrome criteria. Univariate and multivariate analyses identified the factors related to breast arterial calcification. RESULTS: Age, postmenopausal duration and the frequencies of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and metabolic syndrome were significantly higher in the subjects with breast arterial calcification than in those without (p |
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