Sex differences in prevalence and characteristics of imaging detected atherosclerosis - a population-based study.

Eva Swahn Sofia Sederholm Lawesson Joakim AlfredssonMats FredriksonOskar AngeråsOlov DuvernoyGunnar EngströmMaria J ErikssonErika FagmanBengt Johansson Linda S B JohnsonNina JohnstonJohan LjungbergMaria MannilaMaria NordendahlJonas Oldgren Elmir OmerovicEllen OstenfeldMargaretha PerssonAnnika RosengrenLinn Skoglund LarssonJohan SundströmMia SöderbergCarl Johan ÖstgrenKarin LeanderTomas Jernberg

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2024)

Men had higher prevalence of imaging detected carotid and coronary atherosclerosis with prevalence in women aged 65 corresponding to men 10-14 years younger. The associations remained after extensive multivariable adjustment.

Keyphrases

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