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

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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Main Authors: Monica Simina Mihuta, Corina Paul, Andreea Borlea, Cristina Mihaela Roi, Oana-Alexandra Velea-Barta, Ioana Mozos, Dana Stoian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
cardiovascular risk
carotid intima-media thickness
central blood pressure
childhood obesity
increased blood pressure
pulse wave velocity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/7/1841

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