Association between body mass index and presence of carotid plaque among low-income adults aged 45 years and older: a population-based cross-sectional study in rural China

Carotid plaque is a good surrogate endpoint for assessing arterial atherosclerosis, and atherosclerosis is a reliable predictor of cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of body mass index on carotid plaque is unknown. Therefore, we aimed to explore the association between body mass index and...

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Autores principales: Lou, Yongzhong, Li, Bin, Su, Lan, Mu, Zhenhong, Sun, Minghao, Gu, Hongfei, Ni, Jingxian, Wu, Yanan, Tu, Jun, Wang, Jinghua, Ning, Xianjia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2017
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Clinical Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5655280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29113385
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.17608

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5655280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29113385
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.17608

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