2.3.1. Clinical Data and Anthropometric Measurements
ASCVD, allergies
SYSTEMIC DISEASE, ASCVD, CREST, ALLERGIES
Information gathered in the participants’ history included presence of ASCVD and other systemic diseases, allergies, and medications. Validated semi-quantitative questionnaires were used to assess demographic variables, recreational physical activity, and smoking habits [Waist circumference (WC) was measured in a horizontal plane at the end of a normal expiration, at the midpoint between the inferior margin of the last rib and the superior iliac crest. Height and weight were respectively measured to the nearest 0.1 cm and 0.1 Kg, with subjects standing erect, eyes directed straight, and wearing light clothes and bare feet. BMI was calculated as body weight in kilograms, divided by height squared in meters (Kg/m