[Sonographic measurement of intimal thickness of the common carotid artery in diabetics].
Incidence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases in diabetics is known to be 2-4 times higher than in nondiabetic subjects. Intima-media-thickness of common carotid artery (IMT ACC) measured by B-mode sonography positively correlates with the severity of atherosclerotic changes in coronary arteries. This study compares sonographically assessed IMT ACC in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (27 patients, mean age 66.57 +/- 6.06 years) vs. 66 nondiabetic subjects (mean age 63.58 +/- 9.09 years). Intima-media thickness in diabetics was significantly higher when compared with the control group (0.826 +/- 0.29 mm vs. 0.647 +/- 0.26 mm). In the whole cohort of investigated subjects IMT ACC positively correlates with age. When adjusted for age, the mean IMT ACC level was significantly higher in men than in women.
Kraml
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II. interní klinika FNKV a 3. lékarské fakulty UK, Praha.
Potocková
J
J
Andĕl
M
M
Zvárová
J
J
Stefek
M
M
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography