Assessment of the carotid artery intima-media complex through ultrasonography and the relationship with Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth

• Published in: Cardiology in the young Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. 1333 - 1342
• Main Authors: Ramos, Thacira D. A., Dantas, Tatianne M. E., Simões, Mônica O. S., Carvalho, Danielle F., Medeiros, Carla C. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Atherosclerosis - diagnostic imaging; Atherosclerosis - pathology; Blood Glucose; Blood Pressure; Brazil; Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Original Articles; Risk Factors; Ultrasonography; Young Adult; adolescence; carotid arteries; intima-media; Atherosclerosis

To evaluate the presence of carotid thickening and its relationship with the Pathobiological Determinants of Atherosclerosis in Youth score. We carried out a cross-sectional study involving 512 brazilian adolescents. Variables such as sex, body mass index, concentrations of non-high-density lipoprot...