Association between urine lead levels and cardiovascular disease risk factors, carotid intima-media thickness and metabolic syndrome in adolescents and young adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 223 (1) ◽  
pp. 248-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Yu Lin ◽  
Po-Chin Huang ◽  
Charlene Wu ◽  
Fung-Chang Sung ◽  
Ta-Chen Su
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Carotid Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Media Thickness ◽  
Lead Levels

scholarly journals Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Measure of Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Nigerian Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basil N. Okeahialam ◽  
Benjamin A. Alonge ◽  
Stephen D. Pam ◽  
Fabian H. Puepet
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Carotid Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Media Thickness ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
And Gender

As part of a larger study of cardiovascular risk factors in nonhypertensive type 2 diabetes patients, we subjected a cohort of diabetics to B mode ultrasonography of the carotid artery to measure the intima media thickness (IMT) and compared it with values in hypertensives and apparently normal controls matched reasonably for gender and age. All groups were comparable in terms of age and gender representation. The mean (SD) of carotid IMT right and left was 0.94 mm (0.12), 0.94 mm (0.16); 0.93 mm (0.21), 0.93 mm (0.15); 0.91 mm (0.17), 0.91 mm (0.13) for diabetic, hypertensive, and normal groups, respectively. There was a nonsignificant tendency to raised IMT for the disease groups from the normal ones. Diabetic and hypertensive Nigerians are equally burdened by cardiovascular disease risk factors. Apparently normal subjects have a reasonable degree of burden suggesting the need to evaluate them for other traditional and emerging risk factors.

scholarly journals Is Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Useful in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment?

Stroke ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1532-1538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Iglesias del Sol ◽  
Karel G.M. Moons ◽  
Monika Hollander ◽  
Albert Hofman ◽  
Peter J. Koudstaal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Carotid Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Media Thickness

scholarly journals The Association of Self-Reported Muscle-Strengthening Activities With Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Older Adults: Cooper Center Longitudinal Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 534-539
Author(s):  
Joowon Lee ◽  
Baojiang Chen ◽  
Harold W. Kohl ◽  
Carolyn E. Barlow ◽  
Chong Do Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Carotid Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Muscle Strengthening ◽  
Media Thickness

The purpose of the current investigation was to examine the cross-sectional associations of participation in muscle-strengthening activities (MSAs) with carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) among older adults. The data are from 2,557 older adult participants enrolled in an observational cohort who reported no history of cardiovascular disease. MSA was determined using a questionnaire. Carotid ultrasound was performed to measure the CIMT of the common carotid artery bilaterally. Logistic regression models were constructed to estimate the association of MSA with CIMT after adjustment for potential confounders. The participants were aged 68.6 ± 7.0 years, and the majority were male (71.7%) and White (96.5%); 18% had abnormal CIMT. Meeting the physical activity guidelines for MSA was inversely associated with abnormal CIMT after adjustment for age and sex. However, this observed inverse relation became statistically null after further adjustment for cardiovascular disease risk factors, including aerobic physical activity.

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