Unveiling the Silent Danger of Childhood Obesity: Non-Invasive Biomarkers Such as Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Arterial Stiffness Surrogate Markers, and Blood Pressure Are Useful in Detecting Early Vascular Alterations in Obese Children
Obese children present a higher cardio-metabolic risk. Measuring vascular biomarkers that assess the evolution of arterial stiffness, subclinical atherosclerosis, and hypertension in such patients could be helpful in the long term. We studied 84 children, aged from 6 to 18 years: 50 obese subjects,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-06-01
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Series: | Biomedicines |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/7/1841 |