Search for: [Abstract = "Material and methodologyThe study included 700 consecutive patients aged 45\-70 years participating in the Polish part of the research program HAPIEE \(Health, Alcohol and Psychosocial factors in Eastern Europe\), because in this period of life often results in clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis and its complications. Patients were enrolled after completing a specially prepared questionnaire which examines the overall well\-being, lifestyle, diet, socioeconomic conditions, and psychosocial predispositions. The draw was done in particular sex, age, and habitation groups.All responders were examined according to equal protocol\: history, physical examination and laboratory tests. Patients were asked about the presence of cardio\-vascular risk factors such as\: systemic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, cigarretes smoking and obesity, about presence of positive cardio\-vascular family history. Heart rate measurment, pulse examination, blood pressure measurement, weight, height were taken. Laboratory test for total cholesterol and all its’ fractions, triglicerydes and glucose. CfPWV was measured using an automated computer recorder and a system Complior® used for non\-invasive assessment of aortic pulse wave velocity. Ultrasound of the carotid arteries \(USG\) \- carried out in accordance with the consensus of Mannheim \(8\). Thanks to SR 3.0.0 software M'Ath automatic arterial wall thickness measurements \(called. Intima\-media thickness, IMT\) were possible\: The maximum, minimum and average. The program also automatically evaluated the quality and accuracy of measurements. Our study inclusion criteria for further analysis of the results was to obtain accurate values of the index QI > 0.9 \(Figure 4\). In accordance with the consensus Mannheim the plaque was domed each focal intima \- media into the lumen of at least 0.5 mm, each of the bold at least 50% relative to the adjacent sections in the complex, and any thickening of the complex of at least 1, 5 mm.The collected results were analyzed statistically using Statistica PL 6.0. The project was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the Jagiellonian University \(opinion of the EC \/ 99\/03 \/ B \/ 284 of 25.03.1999r the amendment of 13.03.2008\)."]

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