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- Title
Metabolic syndrome and the progression of carotid intima-media thickness in elderly women.
- Authors
Hassinen, Maija; Komulainen, Pirjo; Lakka, Timo A; Väisänen, Sari B; Haapala, Irja; Gylling, Helena; Alen, Markku; Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno; Nissinen, Aulikki; Rauramaa, Rainer
- Abstract
Although the metabolic syndrome can predict cardiovascular events in middle-aged individuals, data on its association with the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis, particularly in elderly women, are limited. We investigated the association of the metabolic syndrome with the progression of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in elderly women.
- Publication
Archives of internal medicine, 2006, Vol 166, Issue 4, p444
- ISSN
0003-9926
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/archinte.166.4.444