Suwa M, et al. - This research was executed in order to inspect the correlations between body flexibility with carotid arterial remodelling, including intima–media thickness (IMT) and plaque formation in middle-aged men. Results shed light on the tie-up between poor upper extremity and trunk flexibility with characteristics of early onset of atherosclerosis. Such correlations were found to be independent of covariates such as age, blood pressure, blood lipids glucose levels and abdominal fat accumulation, handgrip strength and lifestyle (sleeping, drinking, exercise and smoking habits). It was inferred that subclinical atherosclerosis could be depicted via poor flexibility in the study cohort.