Ethnic Differences in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Plaque Presence: The HELIUS Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In the Netherlands, the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is higher among South-Asian Surinamese and lower among Moroccans compared to the Dutch. Traditional risk factors for atherosclerotic CVD do not fully explain these disparities. We aimed to assess ethnic differences in plaque presence and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and explore to what extent these differences are explained by traditional risk factors.

Methods

We used cross-sectional data from a subgroup of participants enrolled in the multi-ethnic population-based Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study who underwent carotid ultrasonography. Logistic and linear regression models were built to assess ethnic differences in plaque presence and cIMT with the Dutch population as re

SUBMITTER: Vriend EMC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11446328 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature