Relationship between serum bilirubin and carotid atherosclerosis in aged patients with hypertension / 中国实用内科杂志

Objective To evaluate the relationship between serum bilirubin and carotid atberosclerosis in aged patients with hypertension.Methods 141 aged patients with hypertension were detected by ultrasound were divided into in- creased IMT group,atberoma group and narrow luminal diameter group.Their serum bilirubin levels were measured and compared.Results Those with lower serum total bilirubin,Serum direct bilirubin and serum indirect bilirubin showed more severe carotid atherosclerosis.There was significant statistical difference between threeg roups (P