Carotid intima–media thickness value distributions in The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

摘要: Abstract Objective Carotid intima–media thickness (IMT) is a noninvasive measurement of early atherosclerosis. Most IMT studies have involved populations with low rates racial blending. The aim the present article to describe value distributions and analyze influence sex race on values in large Brazilian sample, setting high rate admixture. Methods Longitudinal Study Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) multicenter cohort 15,105 adult (aged 35–74 years) civil servants six cities. Baseline assessment included measurements both common carotid arteries. Race was self-reported. We studied association between using multiple linear regression models. conducted analyses all low-risk individuals, defined as those without classical cardiovascular risk factors. Results analyzed complete data from 10,405 ELSA-Brasil participants. nomograms by age for stratified race. found that men had significantly higher maximal compared women ( β  = 0.058; P  = 0.027;  = 0.001). In addition, Brown White individuals lower Black  = −0.034  = −0.054, respectively;   = −0.027;  = 0.013  = −0.035; Conclusion men. than individuals. These results persisted when were restricted