Neck circumference is associated with non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors in individuals at low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk: cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Neck circumference is associated with non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors in individuals at low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk: cross-sectional analysis of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Abstract Background Neck circumference (NC) is associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF), but its usefulness to identify earlier atherogenic risk has been scarcely examined. Associations of NC with non-traditional CVRF were investigated in participants at low-to-moderate risk fr...

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Main Authors: B. Almeida-Pititto, I. T. Silva, A. C. Goulart, M. I. H. Fonseca, M. S. Bittencourt, R. D. Santos, M. Blaha, S. Jones, P. P. Toth, K. Kulakarni, P. A. Lotufo, I. M. Bensenor, S. R. G. Ferreira, the ELSA Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Subjects:
Neck circumference
Cardiovascular risk factors
Non-traditional risk factors
Adipocytokines
E-Selectin
Lipoprotein subfractions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-018-0388-4

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