Relationship between echoes from the carotid media, clinical variables and arterial stiffness: A cross-sectional analysis

s 153 non-MS; the difference in MP was significant also for these latter vs. nonobese with MS. MP was positively correlated with distensibility (rZ0.097, p<0.001) and inversely with Young’s modulus (rZ-0.121, p<0.001); IMT had a negative correlation with both. Conclusion: Obesity and MS decrease echogenicity of the carotid media. MP is influenced by different parameters than IMT, and conveys different information; it is inversely correlated with intrinsic and total vessel stiffness. Its histological and clinical meaning are to be investigated.