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Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis: Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study

Masato Takase, Naoki Nakaya, Tomohiro Nakamura, Mana Kogure, Rieko Hatanaka, Kumi Nakaya, Ippei Chiba, Ikumi Kanno, Kotaro Nochioka, Naho Tsuchiya,

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis · 2023 · 18 citations · 49 references

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The cIMT was associated with atherosclerosis risk factors including age, sex, BMI, SBP, HbA1c, non-HDL-C, and HDL-C, and adequate control of risks in high-risk individuals might be required to prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases.

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