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Physical activity is associated with improved subclinical atherosclerosis in spinal cord injury subjects independent of variation in traditional risk.

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1 Physical activity is associated with improved subclinical atherosclerosis in spinal cord injury subjects independent of variation in traditional risk factors  José R. Matos-Souza, Anselmo A. Silva, Luis F. Campos, Débora Goulart, Roberto Schreiber, Guilherme de Rossi, José A. Pio- Magalhães, Maurício Etchebehere, José I. Gorla, Alberto Cliquet, Wilson Nadruz  International Journal of Cardiology  Volume 167, Issue 2, Pages (July 2013) DOI: /j.ijcard Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 A. Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA IMT) and; B. CCA IMT/diameter of able-bodied individuals, sedentary SCI subjects and physically active SCI subjects. *p<0.001 compared to able-bodied and physically active SCI subjects. †p<0.01 compared to physically active SCI subjects adjusted for triglycerides, heart rate and CCA resistive index levels. SCI — spinal cord injury. International Journal of Cardiology  , DOI: ( /j.ijcard ) Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions


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