Effect of sedentary behaviour and vigorous physical activity on segment-specific carotid wall thickness and its progression in a healthy population.
Affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma, 67, Pisa 56122, Italy. m.kozakova@in.med.unipi.itIssue Date
2010-06MeSH
AdultBody Composition
Carotid Artery, Common
Exercise
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sedentary Lifestyle
Tunica Intima
Tunica Media
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Effect of sedentary behaviour and vigorous physical activity on segment-specific carotid wall thickness and its progression in a healthy population. 2010, 31 (12):1511-9 Eur. Heart J.Publisher
European heart journalJournal
European heart journalDOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehq092PubMed ID
20400760Abstract
This study investigated whether sedentary behaviour and different activity levels have an independent association with carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and with the 3-year IMT progression in different carotid segments.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1522-9645ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/eurheartj/ehq092