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SUBMITTER: Li R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5554161 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Rui R Li Qi Q Cui Min M Ying Zegang Z Li Lin L Zhong Tingting T Huo Yingchao Y Xie Peng P
Scientific reports 20170811 1
We investigated the association of the newly established lipid accumulation product (LAP) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese. From June 2012 to January 2013, consecutive patients ≥40 years of age who underwent cerebral vascular imaging for various medical reasons were enrolled in this study. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to evaluate the correlation of VAI and LAP with the risk of ICAS. In tot ...[more]