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Britton AR, Grobbee DE, den Ruijter HM, Anderson TJ, Desvarieux M, Engström G, Evans GW, Hedblad B, Kauhanen J, Kurl S, Lonn EM, Mathiesen EB, Polak JF, Price JF, Rembold CM, Rosvall M, Rundek T, Salonen JT, Stehouwer C, Tuomainen TP, Bots ML. Alcohol Consumption and Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: The USE-IMT Study. Alcohol Alcohol 2018; 52:483-486. [PMID: 28525540 PMCID: PMC5860521 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agx028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Aims Epidemiological evidence indicates a protective effect of light to moderate alcohol consumption compared to non-drinking and heavy drinking. Although several mechanisms have been suggested, the effect of alcohol on atherosclerotic changes in vessel walls is unclear. Therefore, we explored the relationship between alcohol consumption and common carotid intima media thickness, a marker of early atherosclerosis in the general population. Methods Individual participant data from eight cohorts, involving 37,494 individuals from the USE-IMT collaboration were used. Multilevel age and sex adjusted linear regression models were applied to estimate mean differences in common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) with alcohol consumption. Results The mean age was 57.9 years (SD 8.6) and the mean CIMT was 0.75 mm (SD 0.177). About, 40.5% reported no alcohol consumed, and among those who drank, mean consumption was 13.3 g per day (SD 16.4). Those consuming no alcohol or a very small amount (<5 g per day) had significantly lower common CIMT values than those consuming >10 g per day, after adjusting for a range of confounding factors. Conclusion In this large CIMT consortium, we did not find evidence to support a protective effect of alcohol on CIMT.
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- Annie R Britton
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N, Canada
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- Columbia University, 116th and Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Biostatistical Sciences and Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Biostatistical Sciences and Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON LSL 2X2, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON LSL 2X2, Ontario, Canada
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- Brain and Circulation Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsö, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 800 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, EH16 4UX, UK
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0158, USA
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- Department of Biostatistical Sciences and Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- MAS-Metabolic Analytical Services Oy, 00990 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON LSL 2X2, Ontario, Canada
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Bress AP, King JB, Kreider KE, Beddhu S, Simmons DL, Cheung AK, Zhang Y, Doumas M, Nord J, Sweeney ME, Taylor AA, Herring C, Kostis WJ, Powell J, Rastogi A, Roumie CL, Wiggers A, Williams JS, Yunis R, Zias A, Evans GW, Greene T, Rocco MV, Cushman WC, Reboussin DM, Feinglos MN, Papademetriou V. Effect of Intensive Versus Standard Blood Pressure Treatment According to Baseline Prediabetes Status: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Trial. Diabetes Care 2017; 40:dc170885. [PMID: 28793997 PMCID: PMC5606306 DOI: 10.2337/dc17-0885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the effects of intensive (<120 mmHg) compared with standard (<140 mmHg) systolic blood pressure (SBP) treatment are different among those with prediabetes versus those with fasting normoglycemia at baseline in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a post hoc analysis of SPRINT. SPRINT participants were categorized by prediabetes status, defined as baseline fasting serum glucose ≥100 mg/dL versus those with normoglycemia (fasting serum glucose <100 mg/dL). The primary outcome was a composite of myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome not resulting in myocardial infarction, stroke, acute decompensated heart failure, or death from cardiovascular causes. Cox regression was used to calculate hazard ratios for study outcomes with intensive compared with standard SBP treatment among those with prediabetes and normoglycemia. RESULTS Among 9,361 participants randomized (age 67.9 ± 9.4 years; 35.5% female), 3,898 and 5,425 had baseline prediabetes and normoglycemia, respectively. After a median follow-up of 3.26 years, the hazard ratio for the primary outcome was 0.69 (95% CI 0.53, 0.89) and 0.83 (95% CI 0.66, 1.03) among those with prediabetes and normoglycemia, respectively (P value for interaction 0.30). For all-cause mortality, the hazard ratio with intensive SBP treatment was 0.77 (95% CI 0.55, 1.06) for prediabetes and 0.71 (95% CI 0.54, 0.94) for normoglycemia (P value for interaction 0.74). Effects of intensive versus standard SBP treatment on prespecified renal outcomes and serious adverse events were similar for prediabetes and normoglycemia (all interaction P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In SPRINT, the beneficial effects of intensive SBP treatment were similar among those with prediabetes and fasting normoglycemia.
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- Adam P Bress
- Division of Health System Innovation and Research, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Washington Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipids, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC
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- Division of Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Geriatrics Research Education Clinical Center, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Medicine, CWRU School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, and VA Boston Healthcare Systems, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
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- Northport VA Medical Center, Northport, NY
- Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
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- Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Preventive Medicine Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN
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- Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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Martinovic M, Belojevic G, Evans GW, Kavaric N, Asanin B, Pantovic S, Jaksic M, Boljevic J. Hypertension and correlates among Montenegrin schoolchildren-a cross-sectional study. Public Health 2017; 147:15-19. [PMID: 28404491 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES In one of the few national studies of children in a former Eastern bloc country emerging as a Western democracy and the first such study ever in Montenegro, this study establishes the prevalence and correlates of childhood hypertension (CH). STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional national study. METHODS The study was conducted with 3254 children aged 7-13 years (50.3% male) from 39 elementary schools. We used a structured questionnaire to gather sociodemographic information as well as data on factors potentially related to CH. Children's nutritional status was assessed using the criteria of the International Obesity Task Force. Waist circumference was also measured. Blood pressure was measured in schools using an oscillometric monitor. CH was defined as an average systolic blood pressure and/or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to the 95th percentile for sex, age, and height. RESULTS The prevalence of CH was 10.4% with no differences between boys and girls. Multiple regression revealed that the odds for child hypertension were lowered by 10% for each year of age. On the other hand, rural environment and child obesity raised the odds of hypertension by 38% and 68%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS We found hypertension in one out of ten Montenegrin schoolchildren, with no gender differences. Obesity and rural areas may be unfriendly to children's blood pressure.
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- M Martinovic
- Medical Faculty, Department for Pathophysiology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Hygiene and Medical Ecology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; Department of Human Development, Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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- Public Health Center, Podgorica, Montenegro.
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- Medical Faculty, Neurosurgery Clinic, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.
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- Clinical Centre of Montenegro, Centre for Laboratory Diagnostics, Podgorica, Montenegro.
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- Clinical Centre of Montenegro, Centre for Laboratory Diagnostics, Podgorica, Montenegro.
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Gijsberts CM, Groenewegen KA, Hoefer IE, Eijkemans MJC, Asselbergs FW, Anderson TJ, Britton AR, Dekker JM, Engström G, Evans GW, de Graaf J, Grobbee DE, Hedblad B, Holewijn S, Ikeda A, Kitagawa K, Kitamura A, de Kleijn DPV, Lonn EM, Lorenz MW, Mathiesen EB, Nijpels G, Okazaki S, O’Leary DH, Pasterkamp G, Peters SAE, Polak JF, Price JF, Robertson C, Rembold CM, Rosvall M, Rundek T, Salonen JT, Sitzer M, Stehouwer CDA, Bots ML, den Ruijter HM. Race/Ethnic Differences in the Associations of the Framingham Risk Factors with Carotid IMT and Cardiovascular Events. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132321. [PMID: 26134404 PMCID: PMC4489855 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Clinical manifestations and outcomes of atherosclerotic disease differ between ethnic groups. In addition, the prevalence of risk factors is substantially different. Primary prevention programs are based on data derived from almost exclusively White people. We investigated how race/ethnic differences modify the associations of established risk factors with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events. Methods We used data from an ongoing individual participant meta-analysis involving 17 population-based cohorts worldwide. We selected 60,211 participants without cardiovascular disease at baseline with available data on ethnicity (White, Black, Asian or Hispanic). We generated a multivariable linear regression model containing risk factors and ethnicity predicting mean common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and a multivariable Cox regression model predicting myocardial infarction or stroke. For each risk factor we assessed how the association with the preclinical and clinical measures of cardiovascular atherosclerotic disease was affected by ethnicity. Results Ethnicity appeared to significantly modify the associations between risk factors and CIMT and cardiovascular events. The association between age and CIMT was weaker in Blacks and Hispanics. Systolic blood pressure associated more strongly with CIMT in Asians. HDL cholesterol and smoking associated less with CIMT in Blacks. Furthermore, the association of age and total cholesterol levels with the occurrence of cardiovascular events differed between Blacks and Whites. Conclusion The magnitude of associations between risk factors and the presence of atherosclerotic disease differs between race/ethnic groups. These subtle, yet significant differences provide insight in the etiology of cardiovascular disease among race/ethnic groups. These insights aid the race/ethnic-specific implementation of primary prevention.
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- Crystel M. Gijsberts
- Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Division Heart and Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Durrer Center for Cardiogenetic Research, ICIN-Netherlands Heart Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dept of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Biostatistical Sciences and Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Dept of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Osaka Medical Center for Health Science and Promotion, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Osaka Medical Center for Health Science and Promotion, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute & Surgery, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Brain and Circulation Research Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
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- Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Cardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States of America
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- Dept of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States of America
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany and Department of Neurology Klinikum Herford, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Eikendal AL, Groenewegen KA, Anderson TJ, Britton AR, Engström G, Evans GW, de Graaf J, Grobbee DE, Hedblad B, Holewijn S, Ikeda A, Kitagawa K, Kitamura A, Lonn EM, Lorenz MW, Mathiesen EB, Nijpels G, Dekker JM, Okazaki S, O’Leary DH, Polak JF, Price JF, Robertson C, Rembold CM, Rosvall M, Rundek T, Salonen JT, Sitzer M, Stehouwer CD, Hoefer IE, Peters SA, Bots ML, den Ruijter HM. Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Relates to Cardiovascular Events in Adults Aged <45 Years. Hypertension 2015; 65:707-13. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.114.04658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Although atherosclerosis starts in early life, evidence on risk factors and atherosclerosis in individuals aged <45 years is scarce. Therefore, we studied the relationship between risk factors, common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), and first-time cardiovascular events in adults aged <45 years. Our study population consisted of 3067 adults aged <45 years free from symptomatic cardiovascular disease at baseline, derived from 6 cohorts that are part of the USE-IMT initiative, an individual participant data meta-analysis of general-population–based cohort studies evaluating CIMT measurements. Information on risk factors, CIMT measurements, and follow-up of the combined end point (first-time myocardial infarction or stroke) was obtained. We assessed the relationship between risk factors and CIMT and the relationship between CIMT and first-time myocardial infarction or stroke using a multivariable linear mixed-effects model and a Cox proportional-hazards model, respectively. During a follow-up of 16.3 years, 55 first-time myocardial infarctions or strokes occurred. Median CIMT was 0.63 mm. Of the risk factors under study, age, sex, diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, total cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol related to CIMT. Furthermore, CIMT related to first-time myocardial infarction or stroke with a hazard ratio of 1.40 per SD increase in CIMT, independent of risk factors (95% confidence interval, 1.11–1.76). CIMT may be a valuable marker for cardiovascular risk in adults aged <45 years who are not yet eligible for standard cardiovascular risk screening. This is especially relevant in those with an increased, unfavorable risk factor burden.
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- Anouk L.M. Eikendal
- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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- From the Department of Radiology (A.L.M.E.), Department of Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (K.A.G., D.E.G., S.A.E.P., M.L.B., H.M.d.R.), and Department of Experimental Cardiology (I.E.H., H.M.d.R.), University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiac Sciences and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T.J.A.); Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College
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Bots ML, Groenewegen KA, Anderson TJ, Britton AR, Dekker JM, Engström G, Evans GW, de Graaf J, Grobbee DE, Hedblad B, Hofman A, Holewijn S, Ikeda A, Kavousi M, Kitagawa K, Kitamura A, Ikram MA, Lonn EM, Lorenz MW, Mathiesen EB, Nijpels G, Okazaki S, O'Leary DH, Polak JF, Price JF, Robertson C, Rembold CM, Rosvall M, Rundek T, Salonen JT, Sitzer M, Stehouwer CDA, Franco OH, Peters SAE, den Ruijter HM. Common carotid intima-media thickness measurements do not improve cardiovascular risk prediction in individuals with elevated blood pressure: the USE-IMT collaboration. Hypertension 2014; 63:1173-81. [PMID: 24614213 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.02683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a marker of cardiovascular risk. It is unclear whether measurement of mean common CIMT improves 10-year risk prediction of first-time myocardial infarction or stroke in individuals with elevated blood pressure. We performed an analysis among individuals with elevated blood pressure (i.e., a systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg and a diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg) in USE-IMT, a large ongoing individual participant data meta-analysis. We refitted the risk factors of the Framingham Risk Score on asymptomatic individuals (baseline model) and expanded this model with mean common CIMT (CIMT model) measurements. From both models, 10-year risks to develop a myocardial infarction or stroke were estimated. In individuals with elevated blood pressure, we compared discrimination and calibration of the 2 models and calculated the net reclassification improvement (NRI). We included 17 254 individuals with elevated blood pressure from 16 studies. During a median follow-up of 9.9 years, 2014 first-time myocardial infarctions or strokes occurred. The C-statistics of the baseline and CIMT models were similar (0.73). NRI with the addition of mean common CIMT was small and not significant (1.4%; 95% confidence intervals, -1.1 to 3.7). In those at intermediate risk (n=5008, 10-year absolute risk of 10% to 20%), the NRI was 5.6% (95% confidence intervals, 1.6-10.4). There is no added value of measurement of mean common CIMT in individuals with elevated blood pressure for improving cardiovascular risk prediction. For those at intermediate risk, the addition of mean common CIMT to an existing cardiovascular risk score is small but statistically significant.
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- Michiel L Bots
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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den Ruijter HM, Peters SAE, Groenewegen KA, Anderson TJ, Britton AR, Dekker JM, Engström G, Eijkemans MJ, Evans GW, de Graaf J, Grobbee DE, Hedblad B, Hofman A, Holewijn S, Ikeda A, Kavousi M, Kitagawa K, Kitamura A, Koffijberg H, Ikram MA, Lonn EM, Lorenz MW, Mathiesen EB, Nijpels G, Okazaki S, O'Leary DH, Polak JF, Price JF, Robertson C, Rembold CM, Rosvall M, Rundek T, Salonen JT, Sitzer M, Stehouwer CDA, Witteman JC, Moons KG, Bots ML. Common carotid intima-media thickness does not add to Framingham risk score in individuals with diabetes mellitus: the USE-IMT initiative. Diabetologia 2013; 56:1494-502. [PMID: 23568273 PMCID: PMC4523149 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-013-2898-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The aim of this work was to investigate whether measurement of the mean common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) improves cardiovascular risk prediction in individuals with diabetes. METHODS We performed a subanalysis among 4,220 individuals with diabetes in a large ongoing individual participant data meta-analysis involving 56,194 subjects from 17 population-based cohorts worldwide. We first refitted the risk factors of the Framingham heart risk score on the individuals without previous cardiovascular disease (baseline model) and then expanded this model with the mean common CIMT (CIMT model). The absolute 10 year risk for developing a myocardial infarction or stroke was estimated from both models. In individuals with diabetes we compared discrimination and calibration of the two models. Reclassification of individuals with diabetes was based on allocation to another cardiovascular risk category when mean common CIMT was added. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 8.7 years, 684 first-time cardiovascular events occurred among the population with diabetes. The C statistic was 0.67 for the Framingham model and 0.68 for the CIMT model. The absolute 10 year risk for developing a myocardial infarction or stroke was 16% in both models. There was no net reclassification improvement with the addition of mean common CIMT (1.7%; 95% CI -1.8, 3.8). There were no differences in the results between men and women. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION There is no improvement in risk prediction in individuals with diabetes when measurement of the mean common CIMT is added to the Framingham risk score. Therefore, this measurement is not recommended for improving individual cardiovascular risk stratification in individuals with diabetes.
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- H M den Ruijter
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Ardoin SP, Schanberg LE, Sandborg CI, Barnhart HX, Evans GW, Yow E, Mieszkalski KL, Ilowite NT, Eberhard A, Imundo LF, Kimura Y, Levy D, von Scheven E, Silverman E, Bowyer SL, Punaro L, Singer NG, Sherry DD, McCurdy DK, Klein-Gitelman M, Wallace C, Silver RM, Wagner-Weiner L, Higgins GC, Brunner HI, Jung L, Soep JB, Reed AM, Thompson SD. Secondary analysis of APPLE study suggests atorvastatin may reduce atherosclerosis progression in pubertal lupus patients with higher C reactive protein. Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 73:557-66. [PMID: 23436914 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Participants in the Atherosclerosis Prevention in Paediatric Lupus Erythematosus (APPLE) trial were randomised to placebo or atorvastatin for 36 months. The primary endpoint, reduced carotid intima medial thickness (CIMT) progression, was not met but atorvastatin-treated participants showed a trend of slower CIMT progression. Post-hoc analyses were performed to assess subgroup benefit from atorvastatin therapy. METHODS Subgroups were prespecified and defined by age (> or ≤15.5 years), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) duration (> or ≤24 months), pubertal status (Tanner score≥4 as post-pubertal or <4 as pre-pubertal), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) (≥ or <110 mg/dl) and high-sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP) (≥ or <1.5 mg/l). A combined subgroup (post-pubertal and hsCRP≥1.5 mg/l) was compared to all others. Longitudinal linear mixed-effects models were developed using 12 CIMT and other secondary APPLE outcomes (lipids, hsCRP, disease activity and damage, and quality of life). Three way interaction effects were assessed for models. RESULTS Significant interaction effects with trends of less CIMT progression in atorvastatin-treated participants were observed in pubertal (3 CIMT segments), high hsCRP (2 CIMT segments), and the combined high hsCRP and pubertal group (5 CIMT segments). No significant treatment effect trends were observed across subgroups defined by age, SLE duration, LDL for CIMT or other outcome measures. CONCLUSIONS Pubertal status and higher hsCRP were linked to lower CIMT progression in atorvastatin-treated subjects, with most consistent decreases in CIMT progression in the combined pubertal and high hsCRP group. While secondary analyses must be interpreted cautiously, results suggest further research is needed to determine whether pubertal lupus patients with high CRP benefit from statin therapy. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical Trials.gov Identifier: NCT00065806.
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- Stacy P Ardoin
- Department of Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, , Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Peters SAE, Lind L, Palmer MK, Grobbee DE, Crouse JR, O'Leary DH, Evans GW, Raichlen J, Bots ML, den Ruijter HM. Increased age, high body mass index and low HDL-C levels are related to an echolucent carotid intima-media: the METEOR study. J Intern Med 2012; 272:257-66. [PMID: 22172243 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02505.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Echolucent plaques are related to a higher cardiovascular risk. Studies to investigate the relationship between echolucency and cardiovascular risk in the early stages of atherosclerosis are limited. We studied the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and echolucency of the carotid intima-media in low-risk individuals. METHODS Data were analysed from the Measuring Effects on Intima-Media Thickness: an Evaluation of Rosuvastatin (METEOR) study, a randomized placebo-controlled trial including 984 individuals which showed that rosuvastatin attenuated the rate of change of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). In this post hoc analysis, duplicate baseline ultrasound images from the far wall of the left and right common carotid arteries were used for the evaluation of the echolucency of the carotid intima-media, measured by grey-scale median (GSM) on a scale of 0-256. Low GSM values reflect echolucent, whereas high values reflect echogenic structures. The relationship between baseline GSM and cardiovascular risk factors was evaluated using linear regression models. RESULTS Mean baseline GSM (± SD) was 84 ± 29. Lower GSM of the carotid intima-media was associated with older age, high body mass index (BMI) and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) [beta -4.49, 95% confidence interval (CI) -6.50 to -2.49; beta -4.51, 95% CI -6.43 to -2.60; beta 2.45, 95% CI 0.47 to 4.42, respectively]. Common CIMT was inversely related to GSM of the carotid intima-media (beta -3.94, 95% CI -1.98 to -5.89). CONCLUSION Older age, high BMI and low levels of HDL-C are related to echolucency of the carotid intima-media. Hence, echolucency of the carotid intima-media may be used as a marker of cardiovascular risk profile to provide more information than thickness alone.
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- S A E Peters
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Peters SAE, den Ruijter HM, Palmer MK, Grobbee DE, Crouse JR, O'Leary DH, Evans GW, Raichlen JS, Lind L, Bots ML. Manual or semi-automated edge detection of the maximal far wall common carotid intima-media thickness: a direct comparison. J Intern Med 2012; 271:247-56. [PMID: 21726301 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02422.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Automated edge detection is thought to be superior to manual edge detection in quantification of the far wall common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), yet published evidence making a direct comparison is not available. METHODS Data were used from the METEOR study, a randomized placebo-controlled trial among 984 individuals showing that rosuvastatin attenuated the rate of change of 2 year change in CIMT among low-risk individuals with subclinical atherosclerosis. For this post hoc analysis, CIMT images of the far wall of the common carotid artery were evaluated using manual and semi-automated edge detection and reproducibility, relation to cardiovascular risk factors, rates of change over time and effects of lipid-lowering therapy were assessed. RESULTS Reproducibility was high for both reading methods. Direction, magnitude and statistical significance of risk factor relations were similar across methods. Rate of change in CIMT in participants assigned to placebo was 0.0066 mm per year (SE: 0.0027) for manually and 0.0072 mm per year (SE: 0.0029) for semi-automatically read images. The effect of lipid-lowering therapy on CIMT changes was -0.0103 mm per year (SE: 0.0032) for manual reading and -0.0111 mm per year (SE: 0.0034) for semi-automated reading. CONCLUSION Manual and semi-automated readings of the maximal far wall of the common CIMT images both result in high reproducibility, show similar risk factor relations, rates of change and treatment effects. Hence, choices between semi-automated and manual reading software for CIMT studies likely should be based on logistical and cost considerations rather than differences in expected data quality when the choice is made to use far wall common CIMT measurements.
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- S A E Peters
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Schanberg LE, Sandborg C, Barnhart HX, Ardoin SP, Yow E, Evans GW, Mieszkalski KL, Ilowite NT, Eberhard A, Imundo LF, Kimura Y, von Scheven E, Silverman E, Bowyer SL, Punaro M, Singer NG, Sherry DD, McCurdy D, Klein-Gitelman M, Wallace C, Silver R, Wagner-Weiner L, Higgins GC, Brunner HI, Jung L, Soep JB, Reed AM, Provenzale J, Thompson SD. Use of atorvastatin in systemic lupus erythematosus in children and adolescents. Arthritis Rheum 2012; 64:285-96. [PMID: 22031171 PMCID: PMC4074430 DOI: 10.1002/art.30645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Statins reduce atherosclerosis and cardiovascular morbidity in the general population, but their efficacy and safety in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are unknown. This study was undertaken to determine the 3-year efficacy and safety of atorvastatin in preventing subclinical atherosclerosis progression in pediatric-onset SLE. METHODS A total of 221 participants with pediatric SLE (ages 10-21 years) from 21 North American sites were enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Prevention in Pediatric Lupus Erythematosus study, a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, between August 2003 and November 2006 with 36-month followup. Participants were randomized to receive atorvastatin (n=113) or placebo (n=108) at 10 or 20 mg/day depending on weight, in addition to usual care. The primary end point was progression of mean-mean common carotid intima-media thickening (CIMT) measured by ultrasound. Secondary end points included other segment/wall-specific CIMT measures, lipid profile, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level, and SLE disease activity and damage outcomes. RESULTS Progression of mean-mean common CIMT did not differ significantly between treatment groups (0.0010 mm/year for atorvastatin versus 0.0024 mm/year for placebo; P=0.24). The atorvastatin group achieved lower hsCRP (P=0.04), total cholesterol (P<0.001), and low-density lipoprotein (P<0.001) levels compared with placebo. In the placebo group, CIMT progressed significantly across all CIMT outcomes (0.0023-0.0144 mm/year; P<0.05). Serious adverse events and critical safety measures did not differ between groups. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that routine statin use over 3 years has no significant effect on subclinical atherosclerosis progression in young SLE patients; however, further analyses may suggest subgroups that would benefit from targeted statin therapy. Atorvastatin was well tolerated without safety concerns.
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- L E Schanberg
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
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Dogan S, Duivenvoorden R, Grobbee DE, Kastelein JJP, Shear CL, Evans GW, Visseren FL, Bots ML. Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness in trials; comparison of reproducibility, rate of progression, and effect of intervention in subjects with familial hypercholesterolemia and subjects with mixed dyslipidemia. Ann Med 2010; 42:447-64. [PMID: 20645885 DOI: 10.3109/07853890.2010.499132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Current ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in trials rather differ. The ideal protocol combines high reproducibility with a high precision in the measurement of the rate of change in CIMT over time and with a precise estimate of a treatment effect. To study these aspects, a post-hoc analysis was performed using data from two randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trials: one among 872 subjects with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and the other among 752 subjects with mixed dyslipidemia (MD), respectively. Participants were randomized to torcetrapib or placebo on top of optimal atorvastatin therapy. METHODS CIMT information was collected from the left and right carotid artery from two walls (the near and far wall) of three segments (common carotid, bifurcation, and internal carotid artery) at four different angles (right: 90, 120, 150, and 180 degrees on Meijer's carotid arc; left: 270, 240, 210, and 180 degrees, respectively). Based on combinations of these measurements, 60 different protocols were constructed to estimate a CIMT measure per participant (20 protocols for mean common CIMT, 40 protocols for mean maximum CIMT). For each protocol we assessed reproducibility (intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), mean difference of duplicate base-line scans); 2-year progression rate in the atorvastatin group with its standard error (SE); and treatment effect (difference in rate of change in CIMT between torcetrapib and placebo) with its SE. RESULTS Reproducibility: ICC ranged from 0.77 to 0.91 among FH patients and from 0.68 to 0.86 among MD patients. CIMT progression rates ranged from -0.0030 to 0.0020 mm/year in the FH trial and from 0.00084 to 0.01057 mm/year in the MD trial, with SE ranging from 0.00054 to 0.00162 and from 0.00083 to 0.00229, respectively. The difference in CIMT progression rate between treatment arms ranged from -0.00133 to 0.00400 mm/year in the FH trial and from -0.00231 to 0.00486 mm/year in the MD trial. The protocol with the highest reproducibility, highest CIMT progression/precision ratio, and the highest treatment effect/precision ratio were those measuring mean common CIMT with measurements of the near and far wall at multiple angles. When the interest is in the mean maximum CIMT, protocols using multiple segments and angles performed the best. CONCLUSION Our findings support the position that the number and specific combination of segments, angles, and walls interrogated are associated with differences in reproducibility, magnitude, and precision of progression of CIMT over time, and treatment effect. The best protocols were mean common CIMT protocols in which both the near and far walls are measured at multiple angles.
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- Soner Dogan
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Turnbull FM, Abraira C, Anderson RJ, Byington RP, Chalmers JP, Duckworth WC, Evans GW, Gerstein HC, Holman RR, Moritz TE, Neal BC, Ninomiya T, Patel AA, Paul SK, Travert F, Woodward M. Intensive glucose control and macrovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2009; 52:2288-98. [PMID: 19655124 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-009-1470-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 864] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2009] [Accepted: 06/19/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Improved glucose control in type 2 diabetes is known to reduce the risk of microvascular events. There is, however, continuing uncertainty about its impact on macrovascular disease. The aim of these analyses was to generate more precise estimates of the effects of more-intensive, compared with less-intensive, glucose control on the risk of major cardiovascular events amongst patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS A prospectively planned group-level meta-analysis in which characteristics of trials to be included, outcomes of interest, analyses and subgroup definitions were all pre-specified. RESULTS A total of 27,049 participants and 2,370 major vascular events contributed to the meta-analyses. Allocation to more-intensive, compared with less-intensive, glucose control reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events by 9% (HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.84-0.99), primarily because of a 15% reduced risk of myocardial infarction (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.76-0.94). Mortality was not decreased, with non-significant HRs of 1.04 for all-cause mortality (95% CI 0.90-1.20) and 1.10 for cardiovascular death (95% CI 0.84-1.42). Intensively treated participants had significantly more major hypoglycaemic events (HR 2.48, 95% CI 1.91-3.21). Exploratory subgroup analyses suggested the possibility of a differential effect for major cardiovascular events in participants with and without macrovascular disease (HR 1.00, 95% CI 0.89-1.13, vs HR 0.84, 95% CI 0.74-0.94, respectively; interaction p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Targeting more-intensive glucose lowering modestly reduced major macrovascular events and increased major hypoglycaemia over 4.4 years in persons with type 2 diabetes. The analyses suggest that glucose-lowering regimens should be tailored to the individual.
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- The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
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Bots ML, Palmer MK, Dogan S, Plantinga Y, Raichlen JS, Evans GW, O'Leary DH, Grobbee DE, Crouse JR. Intensive lipid lowering may reduce progression of carotid atherosclerosis within 12 months of treatment: the METEOR study. J Intern Med 2009; 265:698-707. [PMID: 19298496 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2009.02073.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND In several statin trials, vascular event rates for treatment groups begin to separate 1 year after commencement of treatment. For atherosclerosis progression, the temporal sequence of the effect has not been defined. We used data from the Measuring Effects on intima media Thickness: an Evaluation Of Rosuvastatin (METEOR) trial to determine the earliest time point at which significant differences in atherosclerosis progression rates could be detected after initiation of statin therapy. METHODS The METEOR trial was a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial that studied the effect of LDL-C lowering with 40 mg rosuvastatin on the rate of change of carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) measured by B-mode ultrasound amongst 984 low risk subjects. Ultrasound assessments were made at baseline and every 6 months up to 2 years. RESULTS Rosuvastatin treatment was associated with a 49% reduction in LDL-C-C, a 34% reduction in total cholesterol, an 8.0% increase in HDL-C and a 16% reduction in triglycerides (all P < 0.0001 compared with placebo). The difference in rate of mean maximum CIMT progression between the rosuvastatin and placebo groups (based on near and far wall measurements from both left and right common carotid and internal carotid segments and carotid bifurcation) was not statistically significant after 6 months (0.0023 mm year(-1) and 0.0106 mm year(-1), respectively P = 0.34). After 12 months, CIMT progression rates were significantly different between the groups: 0.0032 mm year(-1) and 0.0133 mm year(-1) in the rosuvastatin-treated and placebo-treated groups, respectively (P = 0.049). This divergence grew with further follow-up: -0.0009 mm year(-1) and 0.0131 mm year(-1) after 18 months (P < 0.001) and -0.0014 mm year(-1) and 0.0131 mm year(-1) after 24 months of treatment (P < 0.001). Results were stronger for the mean common CIMT progression (based on near and far wall measurements from both left and right common carotid segments). CONCLUSION Aggressive LDL-C lowering seems to exert its beneficial effect on atherosclerosis progression during the first 12 months of treatment. This parallels the timing of event reduction seen in clinical trials and suggests that the efficacy of lipid lowering treatment on CIMT progression can be evaluated in trials with a duration of 1 year, given sufficient sample size, high precision of measurements and a treatment effect comparable to that seen in METEOR.
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- M L Bots
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Dogan S, Plantinga Y, Evans GW, Meijer R, Grobbee DE, Bots ML. Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness: a post-hoc analysis of the OPAL study. Curr Med Res Opin 2009; 25:109-22. [PMID: 19210144 DOI: 10.1185/03007990802589727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) differ in the number of carotid walls, segments and angles measured. No published evidence is available to help decide which approach is best, i.e. the most reproducible and providing the largest CIMT progression rate measured with highest precision. We compared different ultrasound protocols in a post-hoc analysis in the 'Osteoporosis Prevention and Arterial effects of tiboLone' (OPAL) study, a 3-year randomized controlled trial among healthy postmenopausal women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Based on combinations of 60 CIMT measurements per participant (two sides, two walls, three segments, five angles), 66 theoretical protocols were constructed. Each protocol was assessed and ranked on: (1) reproducibility (intra-class correlation (ICC), mean difference of duplicate scans) and (2) CIMT progression rate and its precision (standard error) in the placebo group. RESULTS Duplicate scans at baseline and end of study were available for 675 women (89% of 759 subjects). ICC ranged from 0.69 to 0.88. Mean difference in CIMT of duplicate scans and its standard deviation, ranged from 0.0010 to 0.0137 mm and from 0.0561 to 0.1770, respectively. CIMT rate of progression ranged from -0.0001 to 0.0113 mm/year. The protocols with highest reproducibility and highest CIMT progression-precision were mean common CIMT protocols measuring both near and far wall at > or = 2 angles. The mean maximum protocol measuring three segments at > or = 2 angles performed best, yet with lower estimates as for common CIMT protocols. CONCLUSIONS In healthy middle-aged subjects mean common CIMT protocols that include measurements at both near and far walls at multiple (> or = 2) angles provide highest reproducibility combined with largest estimates of CIMT progression measured with high precision and are to be recommended in this population.
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- S Dogan
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care (www.juliuscenter.nl), University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Kastelein JJP, van Leuven SI, Burgess L, Evans GW, Kuivenhoven JA, Barter PJ, Revkin JH, Grobbee DE, Riley WA, Shear CL, Duggan WT, Bots ML. Effect of torcetrapib on carotid atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia. N Engl J Med 2007; 356:1620-30. [PMID: 17387131 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa071359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 514] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Torcetrapib, an inhibitor of cholesteryl ester transfer protein, may reduce atherosclerotic vascular disease by increasing levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. METHODS A total of 850 patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia underwent B-mode ultrasonography at baseline and at follow-up to measure changes in carotid intima-media thickness. The patients completed an atorvastatin run-in period and were subsequently randomly assigned to receive either atorvastatin monotherapy or atorvastatin combined with 60 mg of torcetrapib for 2 years. RESULTS After 24 months, in the atorvastatin-only group, the mean (+/-SD) HDL cholesterol level was 52.4+/-13.5 mg per deciliter and the mean low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level was 143.2+/-42.2 mg per deciliter, as compared with 81.5+/-22.6 mg per deciliter and 115.1+/-48.5 mg per deciliter, respectively, in the torcetrapib-atorvastatin group. During the study, average systolic blood pressure increased by 2.8 mm Hg in the torcetrapib-atorvastatin group, as compared with the atorvastatin-only group. The increase in maximum carotid intima-media thickness, the primary measure of efficacy, was 0.0053+/-0.0028 mm per year in the atorvastatin-only group and 0.0047+/-0.0028 mm per year in the torcetrapib-atorvastatin group (P=0.87). The secondary efficacy measure, annualized change in mean carotid intima-media thickness for the common carotid artery, indicated a decrease of 0.0014 mm per year in the atorvastatin-only group, as compared with an increase of 0.0038 mm per year in the torcetrapib-atorvastatin group (P=0.005). CONCLUSIONS In patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, the use of torcetrapib with atorvastatin, as compared with atorvastatin alone, did not result in further reduction of progression of atherosclerosis, as assessed by a combined measure of carotid arterial-wall thickness, and was associated with progression of disease in the common carotid segment. These effects occurred despite a large increase in HDL cholesterol levels and a substantial decrease in levels of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00136981 [ClinicalTrials.gov].).
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- John J P Kastelein
- Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Eigenbrodt ML, Bursac Z, Evans GW, Couper DJ, Tracy RE, Mehta JL. Prediction of Incident Plaques/Shadowing Using B-Mode Ultrasound: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Limited Access Data (ARICLAD). Am J Epidemiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/163.suppl_11.s2-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To characterize the intercorrelation of changes in intimal-medial thickness (IMT) among carotid artery sites and examine the influence of diabetes and sex on these correlations. METHODS Ultrasonographic IMT measurements from the near and far walls of common and internal segments in the arteries of 1207 participants of the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS) were analyzed to estimate the underlying correlations of IMT changes (average of 5.2 years) among artery sites after correction for measurement error. RESULTS Differences in IMT progression associated with diabetes and sex were evident at all sites. IMT changes were strongly correlated between left and right arteries (r=0.32-0.73) and near and far walls (r=0.42-0.87). Correlations of IMT changes at corresponding sites of internal versus common segments were reduced from r=0.32 among normal individuals to r=0.09 among those with diabetes, but were similar for women and men. CONCLUSIONS IMT progression is a diffuse process involving all carotid artery sites. Diabetes does not influence the bilateral and radial nature of progression, but reduces the correlation between distal sites within an artery. Pooling measurements across arteries and walls often yields the most efficient analyses.
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- Mark A Espeland
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the relation between typical ambient noise levels (highway, rail, road) and multiple mental health indices of school children considering psychosocial and biological risk factors as potential moderators. METHODS With a two stage design strategy (representative sample and extreme sample) two cross sectional samples (n=1280; n=123) of primary school children (age 8-11) were studied. Individual exposure to noise at home was linked with two indices of mental health (self reporting by the child on a standard scale and rating by the teacher of classroom adjustment on a standard scale). Noise exposure was modelled firstly according to Austrian guidelines with the aid of a geographical information system and then calibrated and corrected against measurements from 31 locations. Information on potential confounders and risk factors was collected by mothers and controlled in regression modelling through a hierarchical forward stepping procedure. Interaction terms were also analysed to examine subgroups of children at risk-for example, low birth weight and preterm birth. RESULTS Noise exposure was significantly associated in both samples with classroom adjustment ratings. Child self reported mental health was significantly linked to ambient noise only in children with a history of early biological risk (low birth weight and preterm birth). CONCLUSIONS Exposure to ambient noise was associated with small decrements in children's mental health and poorer classroom behaviour. The correlation between mental health and ambient noise is larger in children with early biological risk.
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- P Lercher
- Institute of Hygiene and Social Medicine, Sonnenburgstrasse 16, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Schmitz KH, Arnett DK, Bank A, Liao D, Evans GW, Evenson KR, Stevens J, Sorlie P, Folsom AR. Arterial distensibility and physical activity in the ARIC study. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001; 33:2065-71. [PMID: 11740300 DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200112000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Arterial distensibility decreases with age. This decrease may be associated with the initiation and/or progression of hypertension and atherosclerosis and may be attenuated by positive lifestyle habits, including habitual physical activity. We tested the hypothesis that self-reported sport, leisure, and work physical activity is associated with greater arterial distensibility (i.e., carotid artery pulsatile diameter changes). METHODS The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study assessed left common carotid arterial diameters and intimal-medial wall thickness (IMT) using B-mode ultrasound techniques, in 10,644 African-American and white men and women aged 45-64 yr and free of cardiovascular disease. RESULTS Work activity, but not sports or leisure activity, was weakly associated with greater arterial distensibility in an ANCOVA model adjusted for blood pressure and other covariates (diastolic arterial diameter, pulse pressure, pulse pressure squared, age, race, sex, smoking, dietary fat intake, height, education, and clinical center) (P for linear trend = 0.03). Vigorous sports activity was weakly positively associated with arterial distensibility (arterial diameter change (mean +/- SE in mm) 0.42 +/- 0.004 vs 0.41 +/- 0.002 for the 12.7% of participants reporting any vs no vigorous activity, P = 0.02), and this association was not attenuated by adjustment for IMT, body mass index, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, or diabetes. Repeated analyses with traditional arterial stiffness indices showed similar findings for vigorous but not work activity. CONCLUSION In contrast to several smaller studies, these findings do not support the hypothesis that habitual physical activity has a strong, consistent positive effect on arterial distensibility.
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- K H Schmitz
- Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
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Ely EW, Smith AC, Chiles C, Aquino SL, Harle TS, Evans GW, Haponik EF. Radiologic determination of intravascular volume status using portable, digital chest radiography: a prospective investigation in 100 patients. Crit Care Med 2001; 29:1502-12. [PMID: 11505116 DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200108000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To answer the following questions: Can the digital chest roentgenogram (CXR) be used to differentiate patients' volume status? Do clinical data alter radiologists' accuracy in interpreting the digital CXR? DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Nine adult intensive care units of a tertiary care medical center. PATIENTS One hundred thirty-five consecutive patients with pulmonary artery catheters, of whom 35 were excluded because of unacceptable pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) tracings. METHODS Each patient had a portable, anteroposterior, supine digital CXR. Clinicians evaluated volume status and then measured hemodynamic data within 1 hr of the CXR. Digital CXRs were independently interpreted on two separate occasions (with and without clinical information) by three experienced chest radiologists, and these interpretations were compared with hemodynamic data. RESULTS Of the 100 patients, 39 had PAOP >18 mm Hg, whereas 61 had PAOP <18 mm Hg. Radiologists' accuracy in differentiating volume status increased with incorporation of clinical data (56% without vs. 65% with clinical data, p =.009). Using objective receiver operating characteristic-derived cutoffs of 70 mm for vascular pedicle width and 0.55 for cardiothoracic ratio, radiologists' accuracy in differentiating PAOP >18 mm Hg from PAOP <18 mm Hg was 70%. The intrareader and the inter-reader correlation coefficients were very high. The likelihood ratio of the CXR in determining volume status using the objective vascular pedicle width and cardiothoracic ratio measures was 3.1 (95% confidence interval, 1.9-6.0), significantly higher than subjective CXR interpretations with and without clinical data (p <.001). CONCLUSIONS Differentiating intravascular volume status with portable, supine, digital CXRs may be improved by using objective cutoffs of vascular pedicle width >70 mm and cardiothoracic ratio >0.55 or by incorporating clinical data.
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- E W Ely
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy/Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 6th Floor Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA.
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This paper describes a 22-hour domestic violence learning module that is incorporated into the psychosocial course for seniors in a baccalaureate nursing program. As part of their learning experiences, students attend circuit court, meet with judges, and accompany advocacy workers. Additionally, they attend group therapy sessions with both the victims and perpetrators of abuse. Students keep journals reflecting their thoughts, feelings, and reactions throughout the experiences. Thematic analysis of these journal entries revealed five common themes. Students recognized their encounters in clinical situations as frightening and emotionally difficult, expressed surprise at their reactions to perpetrators, identified with victims, wrestled with issues of good and bad, and reported that stereotypes about victims and perpetrators had been incorrect. Debriefings and support by faculty are important for students throughout the experience.
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- S M Helton
- College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, 1200 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-4180, USA.
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Hunt KJ, Evans GW, Folsom AR, Sharrett AR, Chambless LE, Tegeler CH, Heiss G. Acoustic shadowing on B-mode ultrasound of the carotid artery predicts ischemic stroke: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Stroke 2001; 32:1120-6. [PMID: 11340220 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.32.5.1120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We examined the relationship of carotid artery lesions (CALs), with and without acoustic shadowing (AS), to incident ischemic stroke events in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study cohort. METHODS The study population consisted of 13 123 men and women aged 45 to 64 years, and free of stroke, examined during 1986-1989. Over an average follow-up time of 8.0 years, 226 incident ischemic stroke cases (thromboembolic brain infarctions) were identified and classified by a standardized protocol. Three levels of exposure were defined on the basis of the presence of B-mode ultrasound-detected CALs and AS in a 3-cm segment of the carotid arteries centered at the bifurcation. RESULTS The hazard ratio for ischemic stroke adjusted for age, ethnicity, and study site for women with a CAL without AS, compared with those without a CAL, was 1.92 (95% CI, 1.23, 3.01), and the hazard ratio comparing those with a CAL with AS with those without a CAL was 4.01 (95% CI, 2.28, 7.06). The corresponding hazard ratios for men were 1.99 (95% CI, 1.36, 2.91) and 2.23 (95% CI, 1.32, 3.79). Although adjustment for diabetes, hypertension medication, systolic blood pressure, left ventricular hypertrophy score, fibrinogen, von Willebrand factor antigen, and smoking status attenuated these associations somewhat, when compared with no evidence of CALs, CALs with AS remained statistically significant predictors of ischemic stroke in women, while CALs without AS were predictive of ischemic stroke in men. CONCLUSIONS B-mode ultrasound-detected CALs and AS serve as markers of atherosclerosis and thus are predictive of ischemic stroke.
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- K J Hunt
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27514, USA
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Although accumulating evidence over the past two decades points towards noise as an ambient stressor for children, all of the data emanate from studies in high-intensity, noise impact zones around airports or major roads. Extremely little is known about the nonauditory consequences of typical, day-to-day noise exposure among young children. The present study examined multimethodological indices of stress among children living under 50 dB or above 60 dB (A-weighted, day-night average sound levels) in small towns and villages in Austria. The major noise sources were local road and rail traffic. The two samples were comparable in parental education, housing characteristics, family size, marital status, and body mass index, and index of body fat. All of the children were prescreened for normal hearing acuity. Children in the noisier areas had elevated resting systolic blood pressure and 8-h, overnight urinary cortisol. The children from noisier neighborhoods also evidenced elevated heart rate reactivity to a discrete stressor (reading test) in the laboratory and rated themselves higher in perceived stress symptoms on a standardized index. Furthermore girls, but not boys, evidenced diminished motivation in a standardized behavioral protocol. All data except for the overnight urinary neuroendocrine indices were collected in the laboratory. The results are discussed in the context of prior airport noise and nonauditory health studies. More behavioral and health research is needed on children with typical, day-to-day noise exposure.
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- G W Evans
- Design and Environmental Analysis, Human Developments, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401, USA.
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Hunt KJ, Sharrett AR, Chambless LE, Folsom AR, Evans GW, Heiss G. Acoustic shadowing on B-mode ultrasound of the carotid artery predicts CHD. Ultrasound Med Biol 2001; 27:357-365. [PMID: 11369121 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(00)00353-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The relationship between carotid artery lesions (CALs), with and without acoustic shadowing (AS) as an index of arterial mineralization, and incident coronary heart disease (CHD) was examined in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study cohort. Among 12,375 individuals, ages 45-64 years, free of CHD at baseline, 399 CHD events occurred between 1987-1995. In a 3-cm segment centered at the carotid bifurcation, CALs with and without AS were identified by B-mode ultrasound (US). After adjustment for the major CHD risk factors, the CHD hazard ratio (HR) for women with CAL without AS compared to women without CAL was 1.78 (95% CI: 1.22, 2.60) and the HR comparing women with CAL with AS to women with CAL without AS was 1.73 (95% CI: 1.07, 2.80). Corresponding HRs for men were 1.59 (95% CI: 1.22, 2.07) and 1.04 (95% CI: 0.72, 1.51). CALs predicted CHD events; this association was stronger for mineralized CALs in women, but not men.
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- K J Hunt
- Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA
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It is widely believed that cultures vary in their tolerance for crowding. There is, however, little evidence to substantiate this belief, coupled with serious shortcomings in the extant literature. Tolerance for crowding has been confused with cultural differences in personal space preferences along with perceived crowding. Furthermore, the few studies that have examined cultural variability in reactions to crowding have compared subgroup correlations, which is not equivalent to a statistical interaction. Although the authors found a statistical interaction indicating that Asian Americans and Latin Americans differ in the way they perceive crowding in comparison to their fellow Anglo-American and African American citizens, all four ethnic groups suffer similar, negative psychological distress sequelae of high-density housing. These results hold independently of household income.
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- G W Evans
- Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401, USA.
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Forty female clerical workers were randomly assigned to a control condition or to 3-hr exposure to low-intensity noise designed to simulate typical open-office noise levels. The simulated open-office noise elevated workers' urinary epinephrine levels, but not their norepinephrine or cortisol levels, and it produced behavioral aftereffects (fewer attempts at unsolvable puzzles) indicative of motivational deficits. Participants were also less likely to make ergonomic, postural adjustments in their computer work station while working under noisy, relative to quiet, conditions. Postural invariance is a risk factor for musculoskeletal disorder. Although participants in the noise condition perceived their work setting as significantly noisier than those working under quiet conditions did, the groups did not differ in perceived stress. Potential health consequences of long-term exposure to low-intensity office noise are discussed.
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- G W Evans
- Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401, USA.
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This study examined the potential link between housing quality and mental health. First, the development of a psychometrically sound, observer-based instrument to assess physical housing quality in ways conceptually relevant to psychological health is reported. Then 2 different studies, including a prospective longitudinal design, demonstrate that physical housing quality predicts mental health. Possible underlying psychosocial processes for the housing quality-psychological distress link are discussed.
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- G W Evans
- Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401, USA.
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It is widely believed that cultures vary in their tolerance for crowding. There is, however, little evidence to substantiate this belief, coupled with serious shortcomings in the extant literature. Tolerance for crowding has been confused with cultural differences in personal space preferences along with perceived crowding. Furthermore, the few studies that have examined cultural variability in reactions to crowding have compared subgroup correlations, which is not equivalent to a statistical interaction. Although the authors found a statistical interaction indicating that Asian Americans and Latin Americans differ in the way they perceive crowding in comparison to their fellow Anglo-American and African American citizens, all four ethnic groups suffer similar, negative psychological distress sequelae of high-density housing. These results hold independently of household income.
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- G W Evans
- Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401, USA.
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This study examined the potential link between housing quality and mental health. First, the development of a psychometrically sound, observer-based instrument to assess physical housing quality in ways conceptually relevant to psychological health is reported. Then 2 different studies, including a prospective longitudinal design, demonstrate that physical housing quality predicts mental health. Possible underlying psychosocial processes for the housing quality-psychological distress link are discussed.
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- G W Evans
- Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401, USA.
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Arnett DK, Boland LL, Evans GW, Riley W, Barnes R, Tyroler HA, Heiss G. Hypertension and arterial stiffness: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. ARIC Investigators. Am J Hypertens 2000; 13:317-23. [PMID: 10821330 DOI: 10.1016/s0895-7061(99)00281-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Our objective was to describe the relationship of arterial stiffness and hypertension in a large, population-based sample of men and women. Hypertension-related increases in arterial stiffness may reflect the distending pressure and/or structural alterations in the artery. Included were 10,712 participants, ages 45 to 64 years, of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, free of prevalent cardiovascular disease. Hypertension was classified as systolic or diastolic blood pressure (BP) > or =140/90 mm Hg, respectively, or the current use of antihypertensive medications. Common carotid arterial diameter change was measured using B-mode ultrasound and an electronic device that utilized radio frequency signals to track the motion of the arterial walls. Using statistical models to control for diastolic BP and pulse pressure, arterial diameter change was calculated separately in normotensive/ nonmedicated and medicated hypertensives. Hypertension was associated with a smaller adjusted diameter change (ie, greater stiffness) in comparison to optimal blood pressure (BP < 120/80 mm Hg): normotensive/nonmedicated men, 0.33 versus 0.43 mm (P < 0.001); medicated men, 0.34 versus 0.42 mm (P < 0.001); normotensive/ nonmedicated women, 0.34 versus 0.40 mm (P < 0.001), and medicated women, 0.33 versus 0.40 mm (P < 0.001). The relationship between pulse pressure and diameter change (ie, the slope of pulse pressure and diameter change) did not differ between hypertensives and normotensives. These cross-sectional data suggest that hypertension is associated with carotid arterial stiffness; however, these differences in the calculated stiffness appear to be the effect of distending pressure rather than structural changes in the carotid artery.
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- D K Arnett
- Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454-1015, USA.
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OBJECTIVES To delineate the costs of care of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and respiratory failure and to compare them with those of other mechanically ventilated patients. DESIGN A post hoc analysis of a prospective investigation. SETTING Medical and coronary intensive care units (ICUs) of an 804-bed, university-based hospital. PATIENTS A total of 300 mechanically ventilated patients, 44 with COPD and 256 others, were included. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Despite similar lengths of ICU stay (9 days) and mechanical ventilation (5.5 days COPD vs. 5 days other, p = .11), ICU respiratory care costs for patients with COPD were $2,422 ($1,157-$6,110) [median U.S. dollars (interquartile range)] vs. $1,580 ($738-$3,322) for the others (p = .01). Ventilator costs for COPD patients were $1,795 ($943-$5,782) vs. $1,574 ($613-$3,112) (p = .12). Total hospitalization respiratory care costs for COPD patients were higher, $4,064 ($2,422-$9,572) vs. $2,342 ($1,186-$4,591), (p = .0001), and 74.4% of the median difference in cost between COPD patients and others was accounted for by spontaneous nebulizers (p = .001), metered dose inhalers (p = .01), and pulse oximetry (p = .02). By using multiple linear regression analyses, we found that COPD remained associated with higher respiratory costs (p<.05). Respiratory Care was the third largest category of hospital costs after beds (27%) and pharmacy expenses (25%), and it comprised approximately 14% of total cost. Total hospital costs were large for both groups, but did not differ between COPD and the others [$24,217 ($16,211-$58,834) vs. $27,672 ($15,692-$53,766), respectively (p = .96)]. Linear regression analyses showed that only Acute Lung Injury score was significantly related to total ICU and hospital costs of care (p<.05). CONCLUSIONS Costs of ICU and non-ICU respiratory care for patients with COPD are higher than costs of care for other mechanically ventilated patients. Although the increased cost of bronchodilators and oximetry in these patients may serve as target areas for reductions in respiratory care costs, it may also be true that these modalities of therapy and management are necessary and need to be used with even greater intensity to achieve better outcomes. The predominant contributions of bed and pharmacy costs in all of our patients with respiratory failure support research efforts addressing these aspects of care.
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- E W Ely
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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This article is a secondary data analysis of the University of Kansas Language Acquisition Project, which intensively studied, on a regular basis, parent and child language from age 6 months to 30 months. The association between residential density and parent-child speech was examined. Parents in crowded homes speak in less complex, sophisticated ways with their children compared with parents in uncrowded homes, and this association is mediated by parental responsiveness. Parents in more crowded homes are less verbally responsive to their children. This in turn accounts for their simpler, less sophisticated speech to their children. This mediational pathway is evident with statistical controls for socioeconomic status. This model may help explain prior findings showing a link between residential crowding and delayed cognitive development.
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- G W Evans
- Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401, USA.
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Bullinger M, Hygge S, Evans GW, Meis M, von Mackensen S. The psychological cost of aircraft noise for children. Zentralbl Hyg Umweltmed 1999; 202:127-38. [PMID: 10507123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Psychological effects of aircraft noise exposure on children have only recently been addressed in the References. The current study took advantage of a natural experiment caused by the opening of a major new airport, exposing children in a formerly quiet area to aircraft noise. In this prospective longitudinal investigation, which employed non-exposed control groups, effects of aircraft noise prior to and subsequent to inauguration of the new airport as well as effects of chronic noise and its reduction at the old airport (6 and 18 month post relocation), were studied in 326 children aged 9 to 13 years. The psychological health of children was investigated with a standardized quality of life scale as well as with a motivational measure derived from the Glass and Singer stress aftereffects paradigm. In addition a self report noise annoyance scale was used. In the children studied at the two airports over three time points, results showed a significant decrease of total quality of life 18 month after aircraft noise exposure as well as a motivational deficits operationalized by fewer attempts to solve insoluble puzzles in the new airport area. Parallel shifts in children's attributions for failure were also noted. At the old airport parallel impairments were present before the airport relocation but subsided there after. These findings are in accord with reports of impaired psychological health after noise exposure and indicate the relevance of monitoring psychological parameters as a function of environmental stressors among children.
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- M Bullinger
- Department for Medical Psychology, University of Hamburg, Germany.
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Byington RP, Evans GW, Espeland MA, Applegate WB, Hunninghake DB, Probstfield J, Furberg CD. Effects of lovastatin and warfarin on early carotid atherosclerosis: sex-specific analyses. Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Progression Study (ACAPS) Research Group. Circulation 1999; 100:e14-7. [PMID: 10411862 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.100.3.e14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Few clinical trials have documented the efficacy of preventive treatment in asymptomatic women. METHODS AND RESULTS Lovastatin and minidose warfarin were evaluated in a factorially designed, placebo-controlled, randomized trial. The primary outcome was 3-year change in the mean maximum intimal-medial thickness of the carotid arteries as measured by B-mode ultrasonography. Participants (n=919) were randomized to 1 of 4 treatment groups: lovastatin alone, warfarin alone, lovastatin+warfarin combination, or a double-placebo group. Eligible participants were asymptomatic for cardiovascular disease, with evidence of early carotid atherosclerosis and moderately elevated LDL cholesterol level. Almost half (n=445) of the participants were women. To avoid confounding, 117 women taking estrogen were excluded from analysis. Both sexes experienced reductions in disease progression with lovastatin; there was no evidence of an overall sex x treatment interaction (P=0.72). When estimates of the sex-specific results were examined post hoc, women experienced disease regression to the greatest extent with the lovastatin + warfarin combination (P=0.02), although the women on lovastatin alone also had a reduction in progression (P=0.09). Men experienced the greatest reduction with lovastatin alone (P=0.02), although there is a suggestion that warfarin may also reduce progression to some extent. CONCLUSIONS Lovastatin is beneficial in reducing disease progression in women and men. Warfarin has no effect in women, although it may reduce progression in men. In men, warfarin does not add to the benefit of lovastatin and has no advantage over lovastatin alone.
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- R P Byington
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063, USA.
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BACKGROUND It has been argued that life support for the elderly should be limited to conserve resources. As this population increases, so will the importance of evaluating appropriate use of mechanical ventilation in this group. OBJECTIVE To determine whether age has an independent effect on the outcomes of patients treated with mechanical ventilation after admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING University-based tertiary care medical center. PATIENTS 63 patients 75 years of age or older and 237 patients younger than 75 years of age enrolled from medical and coronary ICUs. MEASUREMENTS In-hospital mortality rate, duration of mechanical ventilation, lengths of stay in the ICU and in the hospital, and cost of care. RESULTS Median duration of mechanical ventilation was 4.2 days (interquartile range, 2.1 to 9.3 days) for patients 75 years of age or older and 6.4 days (interquartile range, 3.4 to 11.4 days) for patients younger than 75 years of age (P = 0.14). When the length of time required to "pass" a daily screening test of weaning variables was used as an indicator of recovery from respiratory failure, elderly patients passed earlier than younger patients (risk ratio, 1.58 [95% CI, 1.13 to 2.22]; P = 0.03). The cost of ICU care was lower for older ($12,822 [CI, $9821 to $26,313] than for younger ($19,316 [CI, $9699 to $39,950]) patients (P = 0.03). Median hospital costs tended to be lower in the older group ($21,292 compared with $29,049; P = 0.17). After adjustment for ethnicity, sex, and severity of illness in a multivariate logistic regression analysis, patient age of 75 years or older was predictive of 1 less day on the ventilator (CI, -2.8 to 1.2 days). Lengths of stay in the ICU (beta-coefficient, -0.5 days [CI, -3.0 to 2.7 days]) and in the hospital (beta-coefficient, 0.3 days [CI, -3.7 to 5.5 days]) did not differ for persons 75 years of age or older after these adjustments (P > 0.1). Intensive care unit and hospital costs, however, were lower for elderly persons (P = 0.02). The in-hospital mortality rate was 38.1% among elderly patients and 38.8% among younger patients (P > 0.2); Cox proportional hazards analysis confirmed that survival did not differ between the two groups (relative risk for older patients, 0.82 [CI, 0.52 to 1.29]). CONCLUSIONS After adjustment for severity of illness, elderly patients spent similar time on mechanical ventilation and in the ICU and hospital but had a lower cost of care than younger patients. These outcomes are not explained by differences in mortality rate and suggest that mechanical ventilation should not be restricted in elderly patients with respiratory failure on the basis of chronologic age.
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- E W Ely
- Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-4760, USA
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This article is a secondary data analysis of the University of Kansas Language Acquisition Project, which intensively studied, on a regular basis, parent and child language from age 6 months to 30 months. The association between residential density and parent-child speech was examined. Parents in crowded homes speak in less complex, sophisticated ways with their children compared with parents in uncrowded homes, and this association is mediated by parental responsiveness. Parents in more crowded homes are less verbally responsive to their children. This in turn accounts for their simpler, less sophisticated speech to their children. This mediational pathway is evident with statistical controls for socioeconomic status. This model may help explain prior findings showing a link between residential crowding and delayed cognitive development.
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- G W Evans
- Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401, USA.
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OBJECTIVE While "weaning parameters" are commonly used to guide removal of mechanical ventilation devices, little information exists concerning their prognostic value. We evaluated whether passing weaning parameters was associated with survival. DESIGN A prospectively followed cohort of mechanically ventilated patients. SETTING Medical and coronary adult intensive care units of an 806-bed medical center. PATIENTS 300 consecutively enrolled mechanically ventilated patients. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS 216 patients who passed a daily screen of weaning parameters were more likely to be extubated successfully (87 vs 30%, p = 0.0001), less likely to require ventilation for > 21 days (3 vs 30%, p = 0.0001), and had a higher survival to hospital discharge (74 vs 29%, p = 0.0001) than 84 patients who never passed the screen. The overall accuracy of the daily screen for predicting successful extubation and in-hospital survival was 82 and 73%, respectively. Multivariate proportional hazards analysis of time until hospital death confirmed the beneficial effect of passing the daily screen (p = 0.01) and of duration of mechanical ventilation (p = 0.001) even after adjustment for differences in severity of illness, age, race, gender, diagnosis, and treatment assignment. While liberation from mechanical ventilation was predictive of survival at any time during the hospital stay (p = 0.001), the prognostic significance of the daily screen for hospital survival was related to how early after intubation it was passed. The difference in survival between patients who had passed and those who had not passed the daily screen was significant for 1 1/2 weeks postintubation but progressively decreased over time. The average time to extubation after passing the daily screen increased from 3 days (range 0 to 56), for those passing within 5 days of intubation, to 8 days (0 to 35), for those passing after 10 days of intubation (r = 0.26, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Passing a daily screen of weaning parameters is an independent predictor of successful extubation and survival, but its prognostic value decreases over time. Time spent on mechanical ventilation after passing the daily screen presents an important opportunity to optimize liberation from the ventilator.
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- E W Ely
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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Arnett DK, Chambless LE, Kim H, Evans GW, Riley W. Variability in ultrasonic measurements of arterial stiffness in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Ultrasound Med Biol 1999; 25:175-180. [PMID: 10320306 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-5629(98)00165-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Arterial stiffness is emerging as an important risk marker for cardiovascular disease. Ultrasound-based measurements of arterial stiffness are in use by several large epidemiological studies. The reliability of ultrasonic measurements of arterial stiffness was assessed as part of one of these, the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. ARIC, a prospective, four-center epidemiological study, used B-mode ultrasound with an electronic tracking device to measure arterial stiffness of the carotid artery. Oscillometric blood pressure measures were obtained before and after the arterial wall tracking. Measurement variability was estimated in 36 volunteers who were scanned at three visits conducted at 7- to 14-day intervals. Between- and within-person components of variation were estimated for arterial diameter and blood-pressure measurements. The correlation (R) between repeated measurements for pulse pressure, the percent change in arterial diameter (strain), and the percent and absolute change in the arterial area were 0.69, 0.67, 0.66 and 0.81, respectively. The R for the stress-strain elastic modulus (Ep), arterial distensibility, and arterial compliance were 0.66, 0.67, and 0.77, respectively. The R for the pressure-adjusted diameter change (i.e., diameter change adjusted for diastolic and pulse pressures) was 0.75. In summary, the ultrasonic measurements of arterial stiffness employed in the ARIC study demonstrate excellent short-term repeatability, demonstrating their utility in field settings.
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- D K Arnett
- Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454, USA.
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Liao D, Sloan RP, Cascio WE, Folsom AR, Liese AD, Evans GW, Cai J, Sharrett AR. Multiple metabolic syndrome is associated with lower heart rate variability. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Diabetes Care 1998; 21:2116-22. [PMID: 9839103 DOI: 10.2337/diacare.21.12.2116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To test at the population level whether people with multiple metabolic syndrome (MMS) disorders have reduced cardiac autonomic activity (CAA). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We examined the association between the level of CAA and MMS disorders, at the degree of clustering and the segregate combination levels, using a random sample of 2,359 men and women aged 45-64 years from the biracial, population-based Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Supine resting 2-min beat-to-beat heart rate data were collected. High-frequency (HF) (0.15-0.35 Hz) and low-frequency (LF) (0.025-0.15 Hz) spectral powers, the ratio of LF to HF, and the SD of all normal R-R intervals (SDNN) were used as the conventional indices of heart rate variability (HRV) to measure CAA. The MMS disorders included hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia. RESULTS HRV indices were significantly lower in individuals with MMS disorders. The multivariable adjusted mean HF was 0.85 (beat/min)2 in subjects with all three MMS disorders, in contrast to 1.31 (beat/min)2 in subjects without any MMS disorder. At the segregated combination level, the multivariable adjusted means +/- SEM of HF were 1.34 +/- 0.05, 1.16 +/- 0.05, 1.01 +/- 0.17, and 1.34 +/- 0.05 (beat/min)2, respectively, for subjects without any MMS disorder, with hypertension only, with diabetes only, and with dyslipidemia only, and the means +/- SEM of HF were 0.93 +/- 0.04, 0.70 +/- 0.15, and 1.20 +/- 0.05 (beat/min)2, respectively, for subjects with diabetes and hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia, and hypertension and dyslipidemia. An increase in fasting insulin of 1 SD was associated with 88% higher odds of having a lower HF. The pattern of associations was similar for LF and SDNN. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that MMS disorders adversely affect cardiac autonomic control and a reduced cardiac autonomic control may contribute to the increased risk of subsequent cardiovascular events in individuals who exhibit MMS disorders.
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- D Liao
- Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Penn State Medical College, Hershey 17033, USA.
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Evans GW, Lepore SJ, Shejwal BR, Palsane MN. Chronic residential crowding and children's well-being: an ecological perspective. Child Dev 1998; 69:1514-23. [PMID: 9914637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Chronic residential crowding is associated with difficulties in behavioral adjustment at school, poor academic achievement, heightened vulnerability to the induction of learned helplessness, elevated blood pressure, and impaired parent-child interpersonal relationships among a sample of working-class, 10-to 12-year-old children living in urban India. The significant main effects of residential crowding on blood pressure and learned helplessness are moderated by gender. Residential crowding is positively associated with blood pressure only among boys and with helplessness only among girls. All analyses statistically control for household income. We then demonstrate that perceived parent-child conflict functions as an underlying, intervening process that largely accounts for several correlates of household crowding among children.
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- G W Evans
- Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4401, USA.
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The time is long past for nurse researchers and educators to meet the challenge of scientific inquiry of those more abstract components of nursing that have been named the art of nursing and are now identified as dimensions of holistic nursing. C. Rinne (1987) stated that the art of nursing lies within the affective domain. Empathy is an important dimension of that domain and is focused on in the nursing literature. Nursing theorists prior to M. R. Alligood (1992) had not developed models that addressed empathy as more than a singular though multidimensional phenomenon. On the basis of a review of the literature in nursing and related disciplines, M. R. Alligood (1992) proposed two types of empathy: trained and basic. The purpose of this study was to examine (a) the differences between the two types of empathy, by evaluating scores from instruments that measured trained and basic empathy and (b) the endurance of empathy scores. Trained empathy was measured with the Layton Empathy Test, and basic empathy was measured with the Hogan Scale. Data were collected over time with 106 nursing students prior to, during, and after completion of a bachelor of science in nursing program at a large southeastern university. Analysis of the data confirmed the phenomenon of two types of empathy with differentiation in endurance that M. R. Alligood (1992) had proposed. The research results have implications for the way nursing educators prepare nurses. This study supports the finding that trained empathy is not sustained. The importance of measurement of students' baseline basic empathy is indicated. The practice of teaching empathy techniques is called into question, and new approaches to facilitate students' discovery of their basic empathy are indicated (M. R. Alligood, G. W. Evans, & D. L. Wilt, 1995).
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- G W Evans
- University of Tennessee, College of Nursing, Knoxville 37996-4180, USA
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OBJECTIVE Recent studies of stress have highlighted the contributions of chronic psychological and environmental stressors to health and well-being. Children may be especially vulnerable to the negative effects of chronic stressors. Allostasis, the body's ability to adapt and adjust to environmental demands, has been proposed as an explanatory mechanism for the stress-health link, yet empirical evidence is minimal. This study tested the proposition that allostasis may be an underlying physiological mechanism linking chronic stress to poor health outcomes in school-aged children. Specifically, we examined whether allostasis would mediate or moderate the link between chronic stress and health. METHOD To test the hypothesis that allostasis contributes to the relation between chronic stress and poor health, we examined household density as a chronic environmental stressor, cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) as a marker of allostatic load, and number of school absences due to illness as the health outcome in a sample of 81 boys. RESULTS Structural equation modeling indicated that the mediating model fit the data well, accounting for 17% of the variance in days ill. CONCLUSIONS Results provide the first evidence that CVR may mediate the relation between household density and medical illness in children. More generally, these findings support the role of allostasis as an underlying mechanism in the link between chronic stress and health.
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This study evaluated how urban bus drivers' well-being was affected by technical interventions designed to improve the traffic environment of an urban bus route. Three questionnaires were distributed; 8 drivers at the intervention route (mean age 43 years) and 13 demographically matched comparison drivers (mean age 39 years) participated at all occasions. Field studies at work were conducted twice, with 10 intervention route drivers (mean age 43 years) and 31 comparison drivers (mean age 42 years). The authors hypothesized that during the course of the intervention, the initially elevated indexes of occupational stress in the intervention group would be reduced to levels equivalent to those of the comparison group. The hypothesis was confirmed for perceived workload in the questionnaire, observer-rated job hassles, systolic blood pressure and heart rate at work, and perceived distress after work in the field study.
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- Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden
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Giebel HN, Suleymanova D, Evans GW. Anemia in young children of the Muynak District of Karakalpakistan, Uzbekistan: prevalence, type, and correlates. Am J Public Health 1998; 88:805-7. [PMID: 9585751 PMCID: PMC1508943 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.88.5.805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study examined prevalence and correlates of anemia in the Muynak District of Uzbekistan, an area of rapidly changing social and economic conditions following the collapse of the Soviet Union. METHODS Questionnaire data and blood samples were collected on a random sample of 433 children aged 1 through 4 years. RESULTS The prevalence of anemia ranged from 89% in 1-year-olds to 48% in 4-year-olds. Correlates for anemia included younger age, a communal water source, and a history of pica. CONCLUSIONS Anemia is a widespread problem in young children in this district. An aggressive attempt to reverse this problem is needed.
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- H N Giebel
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063, USA
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Thirty-three male college students ages 18-31 were assigned to 2 levels of noise exposure and worked at 2 levels of effort while calculating the Norinder arithmetic task (M. Frankenhaeuser & U. Lundberg, 1977). As hypothesized, noise increased heart rate, norepinephrine, and cortisol only under high effort. Blood pressure did not change significantly. Reaction time slowed significantly under noise only when effort was low. Both self-report and epinephrine level confirmed the effort manipulation and showed that it was orthogonal to noise levels. These data support the adaptive costs hypothesis and have practical implications for industry. These implications include trade-offs of productivity and worker health, which may be dependent on management style.
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- R J Tafalla
- Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie 54751, USA.
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This study evaluated how urban bus drivers' well-being was affected by technical interventions designed to improve the traffic environment of an urban bus route. Three questionnaires were distributed; 8 drivers at the intervention route (mean age 43 years) and 13 demographically matched comparison drivers (mean age 39 years) participated at all occasions. Field studies at work were conducted twice, with 10 intervention route drivers (mean age 43 years) and 31 comparison drivers (mean age 42 years). The authors hypothesized that during the course of the intervention, the initially elevated indexes of occupational stress in the intervention group would be reduced to levels equivalent to those of the comparison group. The hypothesis was confirmed for perceived workload in the questionnaire, observer-rated job hassles, systolic blood pressure and heart rate at work, and perceived distress after work in the field study.
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- L W Rydstedt
- Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden
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Folsom AR, Pankow JS, Williams RR, Evans GW, Province MA, Eckfeldt JH. Fibrinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and carotid intima-media wall thickness in the NHLBI Family Heart Study. Thromb Haemost 1998; 79:400-4. [PMID: 9493598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Several studies have linked higher plasma fibrinogen and plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) concentrations with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We studied whether members of families with increased occurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD) have increased levels of fibrinogen and PAI-1 and whether subclinical carotid atherosclerosis is associated with these two hemostatic factors. Contrary to our hypothesis, fibrinogen and PAI-1 antigen levels were not different between high CHD risk families versus random families. Adjusted for age and family type, fibrinogen and PAI-1 were both associated positively with carotid intima-media thickness assessed by B-mode ultrasound. However, adjustment for lifestyle and medical covariates essentially eliminated these associations. These data suggest 1) elevated fibrinogen and PAI-1 do not explain clustering of CHD in families and 2) fibrinogen and PAI-1 may partly mediate the effects of other risk factors on carotid atherosclerosis, though the data are also consistent with them playing no causal role.
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- A R Folsom
- Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55454-1015, USA.
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Howard G, Wagenknecht LE, Burke GL, Diez-Roux A, Evans GW, McGovern P, Nieto FJ, Tell GS. Cigarette smoking and progression of atherosclerosis: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. JAMA 1998; 279:119-24. [PMID: 9440661 DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.2.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 452] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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CONTEXT Cigarette smoking is a powerful risk factor for incident heart disease and stroke, but the relationship of active and passive smoking with the progression of atherosclerosis has not been described. OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of active smoking and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on the progression of atherosclerosis. DESIGN A longitudinal assessment of the relationship between smoking exposure evaluated at the initial visit and the 3-year change in atherosclerosis. SETTING A population-based cohort of middle-aged adults from 4 communities in the United States. PARTICIPANTS A total of 10914 participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study enrolled between 1987 and 1989. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Change in atherosclerosis from baseline to the 3-year follow-up as indexed by intimal-medial thickness of the carotid artery assessed by ultrasound and adjusted for demographic characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, and lifestyle variables. RESULTS Exposure to cigarette smoke was associated with progression of atherosclerosis. Relative to never smokers and after adjustment for demographic characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, and lifestyle variables, current cigarette smoking was associated with a 50% increase in the progression of atherosclerosis (mean progression rate over 3 years, 43.0 microm for current and 28.7 microm for never smokers, regardless of ETS exposure), and past smoking was associated with a 25% increase (mean progression rate over 3 years, 35.8 microm for past smokers and 28.7 microm for never smokers). Relative to those not exposed to ETS, exposure to ETS was associated with a 20% increase (35.2 microm for those exposed to ETS vs 29.3 microm for those not exposed). The impact of smoking on atherosclerosis progression was greater for subjects with diabetes and hypertension. Although more pack-years of exposure was independently associated with faster progression (P<.001), after controlling for the number of pack-years, the progression rates of current and past smokers did not differ (P=.11). CONCLUSIONS Both active smoking and ETS exposure are associated with the progression of an index of atherosclerosis. Smoking is of particular concern for patients with diabetes and hypertension. The fact that pack-years of smoking but not current vs past smoking was associated with progression of atherosclerosis suggests that some adverse effects of smoking may be cumulative and irreversible.
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- Department of Public Health Sciences of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1063, USA.
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