Increased carotid intima-media thickness and stiffness in obese children

Diabetes Care. 2004 Oct;27(10):2506-8. doi: 10.2337/diacare.27.10.2506.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Body Height
  • Body Mass Index
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / etiology*
  • Carotid Artery Diseases / pathology
  • Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Common / pathology*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Child
  • Cholesterol, HDL / blood
  • Cholesterol, LDL / blood
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Obesity / complications*
  • Obesity / diagnosis
  • Probability
  • Prognosis
  • Reference Values
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sex Factors
  • Tunica Intima / pathology*
  • Tunica Media / pathology*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler

Substances

  • Cholesterol, HDL
  • Cholesterol, LDL