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Variation of Carotid Intima Media Thickness With Body Mass Index in Healthy Adults of Black African Descent.

Adesola Abiodun AsaleyeKolawole Thomas BraimohOlalekan Ibukun OyinloyeChristianah Mopelola AsaleyeAdeleye Dorcas Omisore
Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2018)
Increasing age and BMI category, but not sex, significantly influenced CIMT values in our apparently healthy black African population.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • weight gain
  • physical activity
  • optical coherence tomography
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • metabolic syndrome