BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To assess prevalence, distribution, ultrasound characteristics and determinants of @entity543 in a large, population-based study of both @entity1 and @entity1 . METHODS: A total of 6,727 @entity1 aged 25-84 years were screened for @entity853 with Duplex ultrasound of the right carotid artery. Risk factors were compared in 225 @entity1 with @entity850 and 5,514 @entity1 without. RESULTS: The prevalence of @entity543 was higher in @entity1 than in @entity1 , where 3.8% (95% CI, 3.2-4.6%) had @entity543 , compared to 2.7% (95% CI, 2.2-3.3%) in @entity1 (p = 0.001). The prevalence gradually increased by age in both genders. @entity165 , HDL @entity165 , @entity2002 , systolic blood pressure levels and current smoking were independently associated with @entity543 in both @entity1 and @entity1 . The presence of @entity543 was significantly associated with a history of @entity66 , @entity301 and @entity3657 . For each 10% increase in the degree of @entity543 , the risk of having had a cerebrovascular event increased by 26%. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of @entity543 in the general population, as measured by ultrasound, is low. Age, male gender, smoking, total @entity165 , HDL @entity165 (inverse), @entity2002 and systolic blood pressure are all independent predictors of @entity543 .

Prevalence of and risk factors associated with XXXX : the Troms   Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'persons', 'men'] @entity2002 :: ('2244', 'Gene') :: ['fibrinogen'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['cerebrovascular disease'] @entity3657 :: ('MESH:D058729', 'Disease') :: ['peripheral artery disease'] @entity301 :: ('MESH:D003327', 'Disease') :: ['coronary heart disease'] @entity853 :: ('MESH:D009139', 'Disease') :: ['extracranial stenosis'] @entity850 :: ('MESH:D003251', 'Disease') :: ['stenosis'] @entity543 :: ('MESH:D016893', 'Disease') :: ['carotid stenosis', 'carotid artery stenosis'] @entity165 :: ('MESH:D002784', 'Chemical') :: ['Cholesterol', 'cholesterol']
@entity543 :: (MESH:D016893,Disease) :: ['carotid artery stenosis']
