Metabolic syndrome and carotid intima-media thickness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

ÖZGEN ALPAYDIN A., Arslan I. K., SERTER S., ŞAKAR COŞKUN A., Celik P., TANELİ F., ...Daha Fazla

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, cilt.8, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/2049-6958-8-61
  • Dergi Adı: MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Atherosclerosis, Carotid IMT, COPD, Metabolic syndrome, Serum CRP, IMPAIRED LUNG-FUNCTION, AIR-FLOW OBSTRUCTION, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS, SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION, RISK, COPD, MORTALITY, POPULATION, PREVALENCE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), carotid intima media thickness (IMT), and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the possible relationships among them.