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Carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular health metrics in old subjects from the AGES-Reykjavik study.

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Background

Ideal cardiovascular (CV) health by simultaneous presence of 7 ideal health metrics (blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, smoking, BMI, physical activity and diet) has been defined by the American Heart Association. In the current study we investigated the association of a CV health score (range 0-14), on the extent and progression of carotid atherosclerosis, assessed as carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and total plaque area (TPA) by ultrasound at 5 years interval.

Methods and results

A total of 219 participants (age 75.6 ± 5.1) from the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES)-Reykjavik study were studied. Men with poor (low) CV health score had greater TPA than those with more optimal (high) score (61.5 (SD: 32.3), 44.4 (24.2) and 37.7 (23.2) mm(2) for those with CV health score ≤6, 7-9 and ≥10 respectively, p < 0.05). In linear analysis for men, log TPA was 0.088 mm(2) (SE: 0.040 p < 0.05) smaller for each additional point in the CV health score. CV health score was not associated with TPA in women, or cIMT in either sex. TPA increased in both sexes between visits. However, CV health score did not predict carotid atherosclerosis progression.

Conclusions

CV health score is associated with TPA in older men but not in women. Men with poor CV health score at the baseline visit had more extensive carotid atherosclerosis than those with better CV health score, although it did not predict the progression of carotid atherosclerosis.

SUBMITTER: Sturlaugsdottir R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4546903 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular health metrics in old subjects from the AGES-Reykjavik study.

Sturlaugsdottir Ran R Aspelund Thor T Bjornsdottir Gudlaug G Sigurdsson Sigurdur S Eiriksdottir Gudny G Imai Cindy Mari CM Garcia Melissa M Launer Lenore J LJ Harris Tamara B TB Gudnason Vilmundur V

Atherosclerosis 20150627 1

<h4>Background</h4>Ideal cardiovascular (CV) health by simultaneous presence of 7 ideal health metrics (blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, smoking, BMI, physical activity and diet) has been defined by the American Heart Association. In the current study we investigated the association of a CV health score (range 0-14), on the extent and progression of carotid atherosclerosis, assessed as carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and total plaque area (TPA) by ultrasound at 5 years interval.<h4>Me ...[more]

PMID: 26184695

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Carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular health metrics in old subjects from the AGES-Reykjavik study.

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Carotid atherosclerosis and cardiovascular health metrics in old subjects from the AGES-Reykjavik study.

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