Relationship between carotid artery intima-media thickness and cardiovascular risk factors in Chinese Uygur population.

Aims: To investigate the relationships between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and conventional cardiovascular risk factors in Uygur population.

Methods: In totally 226 Uygur subjects, common carotid IMT values were detected, and the anthropometric and laboratory measurements were recorded.

Results: Correlation analysis showed that the factors of age, BMI, SBP, DBP, PP, hypertension, TC, LDL-C, TG, Apo B, diabetes mellitus, glucose, smoking status, creatinine, IHD, and stroke were significantly and positively associated with carotid IMT in Uygur males.