Effect of age, gender and cardiovascular risk factors on carotid distensibility during 6- year follow-up. The cardiovascular risk in Young Finns study Juha Koskinen, Costan G. Magnussen, Jorma S.A. Viikari, Mika Kähönen, Tomi Laitinen, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Terho Lehtimäki, Eero Jokinen, Olli T. Raitakari, Markus Juonala Atherosclerosis Volume 224, Issue 2, Pages 474-479 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.04.004 Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Carotid artery distensibility values (Mean ± SEM) in 2001 and 2007. Atherosclerosis 2012 224, 474-479DOI: (10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.04.004) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Change in carotid arterial distensibility (Cdist) in men and women between 2001 and 2007 according to increasing number of metabolic syndrome components: waist circumference ≥102 for men and ≥88 cm for women, triglycerides ≥1.695 mmol/l, HDL-cholesterol <1.036 mmol/l in men or <1.295 mmol/l in women, blood pressure ≥130/≥85 mmHg, fasting glucose ≥5.6 mmol/l. Atherosclerosis 2012 224, 474-479DOI: (10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.04.004) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions