Investigating the Relationship between Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT), Opium Addiction, and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome.

Ahmad Enhesari Roohollah Abasnia Amir Baniasad Shahin Narouee Nosrati Hamid Najafipour Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh Mohammad Hossein Gozashti

Published in: Addiction & health (2023)

The results revealed that age, weight, waist circumference, SBP, and BMI were the factors influencing intima thickness in opium consumers, and no significant relationship was observed between addiction to opium and CIMT.

Keyphrases

body mass index
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular risk factors
weight gain
optical coherence tomography
body weight
physical activity
insulin resistance
uric acid
weight loss
adipose tissue
type diabetes
skeletal muscle