Sex Differences in Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Carotid Plaque among Adults: A Population-based Cross-Sectional Study in Rural China

Although the associations between carotid plaque and cardiovascular disease risk factors have been identified in previous studies, there is limited information on sex-related differences in factors associated with the development of carotid plaque. We aimed to determine sex differences in the preval...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Wei, Wu, Yanan, Shi, Min, Bai, Lingling, Tu, Jun, Guo, Zaiyu, Jiang, Rongcai, Zhang, Jianning, Ning, Xianjia, Wang, Jinghua
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5138635/