Both LDL subclasses were significantly associated
with subclinical atherosclerosis, with small LDL confounding the association of large LDL with atherosclerosis.»
It was shown that increased levels of oxidized LDL have been associated
with both subclinical atherosclerosis and inflammatory variables.
Not exact matches
Adding the two imaging tests resulted in the identification of
subclinical atherosclerosis in 60 percent of the seemingly healthy study participants presenting
with no clinical manifestations.
Every six months,
subclinical atherosclerosis was assessed
with measurement of carotid artery intima - media thickness (CIMT).
The increased insulin sensitivity positively influenced the decrease in fasting plasma glucose and HFC (although the HbA1c level decreased comparably in both regimens) or, conversely, decreased HFC may have led to increased insulin sensitivity, because HFC is typically associated
with insulin resistance (independent of BMI)[40], metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and
subclinical atherosclerosis [41].