Relationship between common femoral artery IMT and age, menopause, waist circumference, BMI IMT Parameters Menopausal women (n = 232) Total IMT (95% CI) p n% Age (year) < 50 74 2 2, 7 1 - ≥ 50 158 68 43, 0 10, 2 (6, 4 - 24, 8) < 0, 001 Menopause time (year) ≤ 5 136 13 9, 6 1 - > 5 96 57 59, 4 13, 8 (6, 9 - 27, 9) < 0, 001 BMI (kg / m2) < 23 77 15 19, 5 1 ≥ 23 155 55 35, 5 2, 3 (1, 1 - 4, 7) < 0, 05 Waist circumference (cm) < 80 96 21 21.9 1 - ≥ 80 136 49 36, 0 1, 7 (0, 9 - 3, 2) > 0, 05 Menopausal women aged ≥ 50 and menopause > 5 years have a higher risk of IMT thickness than the other group (OR = 10.2; 95% CI: 6.4 - 24.8 and OR = 13.8; 95% CI: 6.9 - 27.9), p <0.001.