Abbreviations

ANOVA

analysis of variance

AUC

area under the curve

BIF

carotid artery bifurcation

BP

blood pressure

BMI

body mass index

CCA

common carotid artery

CHD

coronary heart disease

CI

confidence interval

CombIMT

combined intima-media thickness (plaque + IMT)

CVD

cardiovascular disease

DBP

diastolic blood pressure

FFA

free fatty acid

GTP

gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

ICA

internal carotid artery

IGT

impaired glucose tolerance

IMT

intima-media thickness

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

MS

metabolic syndrome

NIDDM

non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

NS

not significant

OGTT

oral glucose tolerance test

SBP

systolic blood pressure

WH ratio

waist-to-hip ratio

VLDL

very-low-density lipoprotein