The Association between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in 42,726 Adults in UK Biobank: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Traditional modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure, have long been positively correlated with high carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT). However, traditional cardiovascular risk factors made a minor contribution to cIMT variance, meaning that other markers m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/10/9/358 |