Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic White Brazilian Men Considered Low‐Risk by Framingham Risk Score

Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic White Brazilian Men Considered Low‐Risk by Framingham Risk Score

The authors investigated whether the metabolic syndrome is associated with coronary artery calcium (CAC) independently of 10‐year coronary heart disease risk assessment by Framingham risk scores (FRS) in asymptomatic white Brazilian men. In a group of 458 men (mean age 46±7 years), the 10‐year coron...

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Veröffentlicht in:Preventive cardiology 2007, Vol.10 (3), p.141-146
Hauptverfasser: Santos, Raul D., Nasir, Khurram, Tufail, Kashif, Meneghelo, Romeu Sergio, Carvalho, Jose A. M., Blumenthal, Roger S.
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Sprache:eng
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Brazil - epidemiology
Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
European Continental Ancestry Group
Humans
Male
Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
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Zusammenfassung:The authors investigated whether the metabolic syndrome is associated with coronary artery calcium (CAC) independently of 10‐year coronary heart disease risk assessment by Framingham risk scores (FRS) in asymptomatic white Brazilian men. In a group of 458 men (mean age 46±7 years), the 10‐year coronary heart disease risk was 9%±8%, and the metabolic syndrome and CAC were present in 24% and 41% of the participants, respectively. Compared with those classified as low risk (
ISSN:1520-037X
1751-7141
DOI:10.1111/j.1520-037X.2007.888128.x