title: Impact of metabolic syndrome on the progression of Intima-Media Thickening in Japanese--a follow-up study.
abstract: The presence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its individual components is related to an increased IMT. MetS and increasing numbers of individual MetS components predicted future progression of IMT. Improvement of MetS was related to smaller increases in IMT, especially in females. These findings may suggest a benefit of intervention for MetS, which needs to be confirmed by prospective studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. ymatoba@intmed3.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matoba
authors.forename: Toyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoguchi
authors.forename: Shizu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nasu
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanase
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nawata
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takayanagi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008019:Life Style; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology*; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000473:pathology*; D055105:Waist Circumference