dc.creatorAcevedo,Mónica
dc.creatorTagle,Rodrigo
dc.creatorKramer,Verónica
dc.creatorArnaíz,Pilar
dc.creatorMarín,Arnaldo
dc.creatorPino,Felipe
dc.creatorGodoy,Iván
dc.creatorBerríos,Ximena
dc.creatorNavarrete,Carlos
dc.date2011-03-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-07T16:37:58Z
dc.date.available2017-03-07T16:37:58Z
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011000300002
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/404924
dc.descriptionBackground: Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) is a marker of cardiovascular damage that can be modified by traditional risk factors. Aim: To determine attributable risk factors for a high CIMT among healthy adults. Material ana Methods: A sample of 1270 individuáis (636 males and 634 femóles) aged 44 ±11 years, was studied. Blood pressure, weight, height, lipidprofile and blood glucose were measured in all. CIMT and thepresence of atheroscleroticplaques were determined by carotid ultrasound. Standard criteria were used to define hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes. Results: Mean CIMT in the sample studied was 0.62 ± 0.01 mm and percentile 75 was 0.67. The most important risk factor for a CIMT over percentile 75 and thepresence of atherosclerotic plaques was hypertension with attributable risks of 54 and 57%, respectively. Conclusions: In this sample, the main risk factor for a high CIMT was hypertension.
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dc.publisherSociedad Médica de Santiago
dc.sourceRevista médica de Chile v.139 n.3 2011
dc.subjectCarotid artery diseases
dc.subjectHypertension
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.titleHipertensión arterial: el factor de riesgo más importante para grosor íntima-media carotídeo elevado y placa carotídea en adultos de Santiago
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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