“…This is also true when our results are analyzed comparing them with those obtained in other populations. About this, the age-related changes in CIMT evidenced in our population showed a behavior located in the middle between the group in which the variation is large (>0.01mm/year), consisting of USA [9,10], central Europe [11,12] and Nordic countries [13], and that with minor age effects, which comprises Spain [14], and France [13,15] Taking into account that discussed above, and as was previously suggested, since CIMT levels and changes would differ among regions and ethnic groups, the CIMT distribution in a particular population must be defined prior to its use in cardiovascular diagnosis and/or risk stratification [5].…”