Abstract
Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is one of the important risk factors in increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Recent studies have shown that increasing the thickness of the intima-medial layer of the carotid artery can be a risk factor associated with metabolic syndrome. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study. All individuals underwent ultrasound of the carotid arteries. In the presence of stenosis, the stenosis caused by the plaque by North American symptomatic carotid endarterectomy trial (NASCET) was considered as a decrease in the diameter of the lumen compared to the diameter of the normal lumbar distal lobe and was expressed as a percentage. Statistical analysis of chi-square tests, independent t-test, ANOVA, and regression analysis were performed. Results: This study was performed on 112 male pilots (average age of 41.3 years, average flight time 2435 hours). There was no statistically significant relationship between the mean thickness of intima media carotid and metabolic syndrome (no versus with metabolic syndrome: 0.62 versus 0.64 mm p = 0.355). The average thickness of the intima media carotid was significantly statistically different between the three groups of flight types (transport aircraft: 01.61 against fighter: 0.70 and helicopter: 0.59 mm p = 0.004). There is also a significant correlation between flight time and carotid thickness (p = 0.001, r = 0.380). In addition, there was a significant correlation between the age of the pilots and the thickness of the carotid artery (p = 0.001, r = 0.033) as well as the age of the pilots and the flight time (p = 0.001, r = 0.713). Conclusion: Based on the results, there was no significant relationship between carotid thickness and metabolic syndrome and metabolic syndrome components in the studied pilots.
Apolipoprotein B/Apolipoprotein A-I in Relation to the Metabolic Syndrome and Change in Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness During 3 Years in Middle-Aged Men
