Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Measure of Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Nigerian Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus
As part of a larger study of cardiovascular risk factors in nonhypertensive type 2 diabetes patients, we subjected a cohort of diabetics to B mode ultrasonography of the carotid artery to measure the intima media thickness (IMT) and compared it with values in hypertensives and apparently normal cont...
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| description | As part of a larger study of cardiovascular risk factors in nonhypertensive type 2 diabetes patients, we subjected a cohort of diabetics to B mode ultrasonography of the carotid artery to measure the intima media thickness (IMT) and compared it with values in hypertensives and apparently normal controls matched reasonably for gender and age. All groups were comparable in terms of age and gender representation. The mean (SD) of carotid IMT right and left was 0.94 mm (0.12), 0.94 mm (0.16); 0.93 mm (0.21), 0.93 mm (0.15); 0.91 mm (0.17), 0.91 mm (0.13) for diabetic, hypertensive, and normal groups, respectively. There was a nonsignificant tendency to raised IMT for the disease groups from the normal ones. Diabetic and hypertensive Nigerians are equally burdened by cardiovascular disease risk factors. Apparently normal subjects have a reasonable degree of burden suggesting the need to evaluate them for other traditional and emerging risk factors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-caa79a1e7ee04e869299be970d499cbf2025-08-20T02:19:37ZengWileyInternational Journal of Vascular Medicine2090-28242090-28322011-01-01201110.1155/2011/327171327171Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Measure of Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Nigerian Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes MellitusBasil N. Okeahialam0Benjamin A. Alonge1Stephen D. Pam2Fabian H. Puepet3Department of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Plateau State, NigeriaDepartment of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Plateau State, NigeriaDepartment of Radiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Plateau State, NigeriaDepartment of Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, PMB 2076, Jos, Plateau State, NigeriaAs part of a larger study of cardiovascular risk factors in nonhypertensive type 2 diabetes patients, we subjected a cohort of diabetics to B mode ultrasonography of the carotid artery to measure the intima media thickness (IMT) and compared it with values in hypertensives and apparently normal controls matched reasonably for gender and age. All groups were comparable in terms of age and gender representation. The mean (SD) of carotid IMT right and left was 0.94 mm (0.12), 0.94 mm (0.16); 0.93 mm (0.21), 0.93 mm (0.15); 0.91 mm (0.17), 0.91 mm (0.13) for diabetic, hypertensive, and normal groups, respectively. There was a nonsignificant tendency to raised IMT for the disease groups from the normal ones. Diabetic and hypertensive Nigerians are equally burdened by cardiovascular disease risk factors. Apparently normal subjects have a reasonable degree of burden suggesting the need to evaluate them for other traditional and emerging risk factors.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/327171 |
| spellingShingle | Basil N. Okeahialam Benjamin A. Alonge Stephen D. Pam Fabian H. Puepet Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Measure of Cardiovascular Disease Burden in Nigerian Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus International Journal of Vascular Medicine |
| title | Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Measure of Cardiovascular
Disease Burden in Nigerian Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_full | Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Measure of Cardiovascular
Disease Burden in Nigerian Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_fullStr | Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Measure of Cardiovascular
Disease Burden in Nigerian Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Measure of Cardiovascular
Disease Burden in Nigerian Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_short | Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Measure of Cardiovascular
Disease Burden in Nigerian Africans with Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus |
| title_sort | carotid intima media thickness as a measure of cardiovascular disease burden in nigerian africans with hypertension and diabetes mellitus |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/327171 |
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