Gender difference in the influence of smoking on arterial wall thickness

Background: We hypothesized that arterial wall thickening, an early atherogenic alteration, might be associated with smoking differently according to gender, considering the cardiovascular protection of female sex hormones. Methods and results: We measured ultrasonographically carotid and femoral in...

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Published in:Atherosclerosis 2000-11, Vol.153 (1), p.139-145
Main Authors: Gariepy, Jérôme, Denarie, Nicolas, Chironi, Gilles, Salomon, Jean, Levenson, Jaime, Simon, Alain
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aging - physiology
Arteries - diagnostic imaging
Biological and medical sciences
Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging
Cigarette smoking
Female
Femoral Artery - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Intima-media thickness
Large artery
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Sex Characteristics
Smoking - adverse effects
Time Factors
Tobacco, tobacco smoking
Toxicology
Tunica Intima - diagnostic imaging
Tunica Media - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Background: We hypothesized that arterial wall thickening, an early atherogenic alteration, might be associated with smoking differently according to gender, considering the cardiovascular protection of female sex hormones. Methods and results: We measured ultrasonographically carotid and femoral intima-media thickness (IMT) in 194 men and 330 women without risk factors other than smoking. In men: (i) current smokers had greater carotid and femoral IMT ( P
ISSN:0021-9150
1879-1484
DOI:10.1016/S0021-9150(00)00382-8