title: [Epidemiological survey of carotid artery intima-media thickness in Han, Uygur and Hazakh population of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and the correlated risk factors in Han, Uygur, Hazakh residents over 35 years old of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional and cluster sampling random selected method was carried out for residents over 35 years old in Han, Uygur, Hazakh population of Xinjiang to investigate IMT and correlated risk factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  IMT of Han, Uygur, Hazakh residents over 35 years old of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region was (0.0761 ± 0.0283) cm, (0.0663 ± 0.0262) cm, and (0.0781 ± 0.0274) cm, respectively. There were significantly difference between various nationality (all P < 0.05). IMT was thicker in male Han people than in female Han people [(0.0807 ± 0.0288) cm vs. (0.0717 ± 0.0270) cm, P < 0.01] and in male Uygur than in female Uygur residents [(0.0706 ± 0.0270) cm vs. (0.0633 ± 0.0252) cm, P < 0.01] and in male Hazakh and female Hazakh residents [(0.0794 ± 0.0280) cm vs. (0.0768 ± 0.0268) cm, P < 0.01]. Linear correlation analysis showed that age (r = 0.176, P < 0.05), systolic blood pressure (r = 0.168, P < 0.05), diastolic blood pressure (r = 0.167, P < 0.05), fasting blood glucose (r = 0.053, P < 0.05), total cholesterol (r = 0.097, P < 0.05) and ankle brachial index (r = 0.067, P < 0.05) were significantly correlated with IMT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results showed that IMT was thicker in Hazakh residents than in Han and Uygur residents. IMT was closely related to known cardiovascular risk factors including age, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol and ankle brachial index level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China.
authors.forename: Yi-ning
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Wen-li
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yi-tong
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Fen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiao-mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Bang-dang
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Zhen-yan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Gulinaer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baituola
authors.forename: Zi-xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology*