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A dietary and exercise intervention slows menopause-associated progression of subclinical atherosclerosis as measured by intima-media thickness of the carotid arteries

Rachel P. Wildman, PhD^*, Laura L. Schott, MA, Sarah Brockwell, PhD, Lewis H. Kuller, MD, DrPH and Kim Sutton-Tyrrell, DrPH^,*

^* Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Mean annual intima-media thickness (IMT) changes (in mm/year) among the control group by menopausal status, adjusted for age and corresponding baseline intima-media thickness. Gray bars = premenopausal; black bars = perimenopausal/postmenopausal. CCA = common carotid artery; ICA = internal carotid artery.

View larger version (19K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Mean annual intima-media thickness (IMT) changes (in mm/year) among perimenopausal/postmenopausal women by intervention group. Gray bars = control group; black bars = intervention group, adjusted for age and corresponding baseline IMT. CCA = common carotid artery; ICA = internal carotid artery.