Effect of age, gender and cardiovascular risk factors on carotid distensibility during 6-year follow-up. The cardiovascular risk in Young Finns study

J Koskinen, CG Magnussen, JSA Viikari, M Kähönen… - Atherosclerosis, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Arterial elasticity decreases with aging. We evaluated the role of conventional
cardiovascular risk factors in this process and studied the modifying effect of gender in a
population of young adults. METHODS: 6-year follow-up study that included 1711 subjects
(aged 32±5 years) who had carotid artery distensibility (Cdist) measured at baseline (in
2001) and at follow-up (in 2007). Risk factors measurements included waist circumference,
body mass index, lipids, glucose, C-reactive protein, smoking and family history of coronary …