Disparities in the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Carotid and Lower Extremities Atherosclerosis in a General Population-Bialystok PLUS Study.

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted in a representative sample of area residents aged 20-80 years old. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of classic risk factors of atherosclerosis in the studied population and to search for new risk factors in these patient subpopulations. A total of 795 people (mean age 48.64 ± 15.24 years, 45.5% male) were included in the study group. Two independent data analyses were performed. In the first analysis, the study group was divided into two subgroups depending on the presence or absence of atherosclerotic plaques in carotid arteries (APCA). APCA were observed in 49.7% of the study group: in the population aged between 41 and 60 years in 49.3%, and those between 61 and 70 years in 86.3%. Patients with APCA were more often diagnosed with arterial hypert

SUBMITTER: Lisowska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10095274 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature