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Carotid Intima Media Thickness Is Independently Associated with Male Gender, Middle Age, and IGF-1 in Metabolically Healthy Obese Individuals

Background/Aims. The effect of benign obesity on subclinical cardiovascular disease is still questionable. The purpose of this study was to assess carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis, and to evaluate its relation to age, sex, and IGF-1 in metabolically h...

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Autores principales: Abd El-Hafez, Hala, Elrakhawy, Mohamed M., El-Baiomy, Azza A., El-Eshmawy, Mervat M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3927761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24616825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/545804