Association of peripheral artery disease and increased carotid intima-media thickness with a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors.

The cardiovascular risk factor profile consisted of stage 2 hypertension, diabetes, and an increased LDL-C/HDL-C ratio (middle or upper tertile vs. lower tertile) for peripheral artery disease, and ever smoking, stage 2 hypertension, and an increased LDL-C/HDL-C ratio for increased carotid intima-media thickness.Controlled for age and sex.Controlled for age, sex, ever smoking, alcohol intake, physical inactivity, meat consumption, and overweight or obesity.Controlled for age, sex, alcohol intake, physical inactivity, meat consumption, overweight or obesity, and diabetes.