Metabolic syndrome and coronary artery calcification： a community-based natural population study

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 126; no. 24; pp. 4618 - 4623
• Main Authors: CAO, Hui-li, CHEN, Xiong-biao, LU, Jin-guo, HOU, Zhi-hui, TANG, Xiang, GAO, Yang, YU, Fang-fang, JIANG, Shi-liang, ZHAO, Lian-cheng, LI, Ying, Budoff, Matthew J, Detrano, Robert, LU, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Department of Radiology, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China 2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; China - epidemiology; Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Artery Disease - metabolism; Coronary Artery Disease - pathology; Coronary Vessels - metabolism; Coronary Vessels - pathology; Female; Humans; Male; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Metabolic Syndrome - metabolism; Metabolic Syndrome - pathology; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; 人群; 代谢综合征; 冠状动脉; 基础; 社区; 自然; 计算机断层扫描; 钙化; metabolic syndrome; cardiovascular risk factor; coronary artery calcification
• ISSN: 0366-6999; 2542-5641; 2542-5641
• DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20131083

Background Little is known about the influence of metabolic syndrome （MetS） on coronary artery calcification （CAC） in China. In this article, we aimed to explore the distribution of CAC in populations with and without MetS, and estimate the influence of MetS and its components on CAC in a community-...