Open AccessCoronary Artery Calcification in Obese Youth: What Are the Phenotypic and Metabolic Determinants?
Author(s) -
Fida Bacha,
Daniel Edmundowicz,
Kim Sutton-Tyrell,
SoJung Lee,
Hala Tfayli,
Silva Arslanian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc14-0193
Subject(s) - medicine , pulse wave velocity , waist , arterial stiffness , leptin , endocrinology , abdominal obesity , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , cardiology , prediabetes , obesity , intima media thickness , type 2 diabetes , carotid arteries
Obesity in adolescence has been associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease in adulthood. This study evaluated subclinical atherosclerosis in obese youth and the underlying risk factors.
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