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Calf Circumference Is Inversely Associated With Carotid Plaques

Author(s) -

Stéphanie Debette,

Nathalie Léone,

Dominique Courbon,

Jérôme Gariépy,

Christophe Tzourio,

JeanFrançois Dartigues,

Karen Ritchie,

Annick Alpérovitch,

Pierre Ducimetière,

Philippe Amouyel,

Mahmoud Zureik

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.108.520106

Subject(s) - medicine , waist , quartile , body mass index , circumference , anthropometry , waist–hip ratio , common carotid artery , intima media thickness , abdominal obesity , cardiology , carotid arteries , confidence interval , geometry , mathematics

The association of carotid atherosclerosis with body composition and fat distribution is poorly understood. We aimed to test the cross-sectional association of carotid plaques and common carotid artery intima-media thickness with calf circumference (CC), representing peripheral fat and lean mass, and with waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio, 2 markers of abdominal obesity.

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