Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Common Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness: An Individual Participant Data Meta‐Analysis

Background The major risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease differ by race or ethnicity but have largely been defined using populations of European ancestry. Despite the rising prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Africa there are few related data from African populations. Therefore, we compared the association of established cardiovascular risk factors with carotid-intima media thickness (CIMT), a subclinical marker of …