Influence of Metabolic Syndrome on Small, Dense LDL, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Older Subjects

Aging is known as one of the important risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). We explore whether an association of metabolic syndrome (Met- S ) increases subclinical atherosclerosis among elderly diabetic subjects estimating the plaque score ( PS ) of the carotid artery. A total of 187 subjects were enrolled. Middle-aged and older groups were divided into two groups. T -test and Chi-square test were also employed. Simple regression analysis for the PS was performed with respective risk factors as independent variables. After selection of independent variables, multiple regression analysis was performed to estimated the association of PS and dependent variable of the study. There were significant differences in body mass index (BMI) ( p