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Stroke ; 40(4): 1063-9, 2009 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19211497

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Little research has been conducted into risk factors of atherosclerosis development in young women. METHODS: This cross-sectional study enrolled 205 18- to 22-year-old female students from the Educational Centre for Allied Health Professions. A broad array of risk conditions and lifestyle behaviors was carefully assessed. Intima media thickness (IMT) was used as a well-established surrogate for atherosclerosis and a predictor of vascular risk. High IMT was defined as levels exceeding the 90th percentile in the common and/or internal carotid arteries. RESULTS: In multivariable logistic regression analysis, systolic blood pressure, family history for hypertension, lipoprotein(a), homocysteine, T-cell immune reaction against human heat shock protein 60, and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and exhaust gases emerged as independent predictors of high IMT. Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and classical risk factors other than high blood pressure were rare and unrelated to IMT. Findings were similar once focusing on IMT as a continuous variable. CONCLUSIONS: In female youngsters displaying initiating stages of vascular pathology, blood pressure level and numerous nontraditional risk conditions showed a significant relation to high IMT. Our study indicates that (auto)immune processes, high lipoprotein(a), and environmental exposure to tobacco smoke and traffic exhaust may play a role in early atherogenesis.


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Poluentes Atmosféricos , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/epidemiologia , Hipertensão/epidemiologia , Fumar/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Biomarcadores/sangue , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/metabolismo , Chaperonina 60/sangue , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Análise Multivariada , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Ultrassonografia , Adulto Jovem
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