Blood Cd levels and carotid intima-media thickness in young adults living in Padang, Indonesia.

We recruited 156 subjects. Median blood Cd level was 0.61 μg/L (range 0.01-5.96 μg/L), with no difference in male compared to female subjects (Mann-Whitney U test, p = 0.60). Multiple regression analysis showed that sex is the predictor of CCA IMT (adjusted R2 = 0.219; β = -0.438 [95% CI - 0.662, - 0.214]; p < 0.001) and ICA IMT (adjusted R2 = 0.165; β = - 0.529 [95% CI - 0.761, - 0.297]; p < 0.001). Blood Cd was not a predictor of CCA IMT (adjusted R2 = 0.219; β = - 0.101 [95% CI - 0.257, 0.055]; p = 0.203) and ICA IMT (adjusted R2 = 0.165; β = - 0.055 [95% CI - 0.217, 0.107]; p = 0.503) in young adults from Padang, Indonesia.