title: Associations of lipid-related genetic markers with elevated carotid intima-media thickness in middle-age adults and elders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Epidemiology, Department of Health Care Management, and Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuang-Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hung-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yue-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Juang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tzu-Wei
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chung-Lieh
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Chieh
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yih-Jer
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Section of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hung-I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Electronic address: yannbo@mmc.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Li-Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000235:genetics; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers; D008055:Lipids
keywords: Case–control study; Common carotid intima-media thickness; Genetic risk score; Lipid-related loci; Single nucleotide polymorphism