Influence of age, body mass index, and blood pressure on the carotid intima-media thickness in normotensives and hypertensives
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | IFMBE Proceedings of ESGCO 2006 |
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| Field | Physiology |
| Keywords | Age; baroreflex sensitivity; blood pressure; body mass index; intima-media thickness |
| Description | The age, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), and the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) was investigated in 27 treated hypertensive patients and 23 normotensives. An additive influence of age and BMI on the development of IMT is essential only in normotensives. In hypertensives the influence of BP predominates. |
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