OBJECTIVES: A sonographic study was conducted to determine the prevalence of @entity731 across multiple arterial beds in an elderly Chinese population and to examine relationships between detected @entity731 and traditional risk factors. METHODS: A total of 197 @entity1 underwent sonography of the abdominal aorta and bilateral carotid, femoral, and lower limb arteries. Images were reviewed to determine the presence or absence of plaques in each artery. Plaque thickness was measured as the indicator of plaque burden. Plaque prevalence was estimated per site and correlated with age, sex, and the Framingham Risk Score (FRS). Plaque frequency and thickness were compared between different arterial beds. RESULTS: Of the 197 @entity1 (54% female; age range, 58-86 years), 90% had plaques present in at least 1 artery, and 55% had plaques present in at least 4 arteries. The most common sites for plaques were the carotid arteries (80%), followed by the lower limb arteries (59%), femoral arteries (57%), and abdominal aorta (37%). Plaque prevalence in each arterial bed except the abdominal aorta was significantly associated with male @entity1 (P   <   .05), increasing age (P   <   .003) and FRS (P   <   .04). Male @entity1 were more likely to have carotid (P   =   .04), femoral (P   =   .045), and lower limb (P   =   .006) plaques than female @entity1 , but there was no significant difference in aortic plaque prevalence between male and female @entity1 (P   =   .9). CONCLUSIONS: Plaque prevalence increased significantly in the carotid and peripheral arteries with increasing FRS. These findings should be considered for designing screening programs for @entity64 and @entity299 prevention.

A Noninvasive Sonographic Study of Multisite XXXX in an Elderly Chinese Population.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants'] @entity731 :: ('MESH:D050197', 'Disease') :: ['atherosclerosis'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['heart attack']
@entity731 :: (MESH:D050197,Disease) :: ['Atherosclerosis']
