The Interconnection between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Obesity: Anthropometric, Clinical and Biochemical Correlations.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and obesity are considered independent determinants of cardio- and cerebrovascular events. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of obesity on CIMT and to define which traditional cardiovascular risk factors correlate the most with CIMT values in patients with obesity. Materials and Methods: Anthropometric measurements were collected for the whole study group, as well as body composition and blood pressure data, and biochemical blood analyses were also performed. Results: Although our study group was significantly older according to vascular compared with chronological age, the mean CIMT values were lower when compared with the reference values. We found a statistically significant correlatio

SUBMITTER: Bazadona D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10534814 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature