Journal article
Burden of carotid artery atherosclerosis in Chinese adults: Implications for future risk of cardiovascular diseases
Abstract
Background Population-based studies of ultrasound measures of carotid atherosclerosis are informative about future risks of cardiovascular disease. Design Cross-sectional studies of carotid artery atherosclerosis in 24,822 Chinese adults from the China Kadoorie Biobank and 2579 Europeans from the UK Biobank. Methods Mean intima-media thickness of the common carotid arteries and presence of carotid artery plaque were examined in the China …
Authors
Clarke R; Du H; Kurmi O; Parish S; Yang M; Arnold M; Guo Y; Bian Z; Wang L; Chen Y
Journal
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Vol. 24, No. 6, pp. 647–656
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
April 2017
DOI
10.1177/2047487317689973
ISSN
2047-4873
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overAsian PeopleCarotid Artery DiseasesCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessCerebrovascular DisordersChinaCross-Sectional StudiesDisease ProgressionFemaleHealth StatusHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaPrevalencePrognosisProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsUnited KingdomWhite People