Association between @entity209 and XXXX : relevance of combined criteria including the serum @entity1254 level for the general population.

@entity1 @entity527 @entity17211 @entity2998 @entity1254 @entity209 @entity731
OBJECTIVE: The association between @entity2998 and the @entity209 ( @entity209 ) was analyzed in the general population. The usefulness of the inclusion of the serum @entity1254 concentration in the @entity209 criteria for the detection of @entity731 was also examined. @entity1 AND METHODS: The 825 @entity1 of a comprehensive health checkup who underwent carotid ultrasonography and the measurement of serum @entity1254 levels were studied. RESULTS: The carotid @entity527 ( @entity527 ) was significantly higher in the @entity209 group than in the non- @entity209 group in @entity1 , but not in @entity1 . In @entity1 , a significantly higher odds ratios was obtained for @entity209 , in terms of the current waist circumference criterion, and a high @entity527 (fourth quartile) (OR=2.64, p=0.040). In @entity1 , however, a waist circumference of around 85 cm did not reflect high a @entity527 , and even when the waist circumference criterion was varied, the odds ratio did not increase. When the waist circumference was replaced by @entity17211 in the current @entity209 criteria, the odds ratio was significantly increased in @entity1 (OR=1.82, p=0.032). CONCLUSION: The current @entity209 criteria seem appropriate for @entity1 . In @entity1 , there was no significant evidence for the validity of the inclusion of the waist circumference criterion as an essential component. Incorporating @entity17211 into the current criteria would be useful for the early detection of @entity731 in @entity1 .
