Thorsson, Bolli; Eiríksdóttir, Gudny; Sigurdsson, Sigurdur; Gudmundsson, Elias Freyr; Bots, Michiel L.; Aspelund, Thor; Arntzen, Kjell Arne; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Gudnason, Vilmundur (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-31)
<p><i>Objectives</i>: Population statistics for carotid plaque and cardiovascular risk factors reported in scientific journals are usually presented as averages for the population or age and sex adjusted, rather than sex and age groups. Important population differences about atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk factors may thus be missed. We compare the distribution of cardiovascular risk factors, ...