Open AccessIdeal Cardiovascular Health and Vascular Phenotype Associations in Mothers with Obesity and Their Six-Year-Old Children
Author(s) -
Linda Litwin,
Johnny K. M. Sundholm,
Jelena Meinilä,
Janne Kulmala,
Tuija Tammelin,
Kristiina Rönö,
Saila B. Koivusalo,
Johan G. Eriksson,
Taisto Sarkola
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s315402
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , intima media thickness , common carotid artery , pulse wave velocity , body mass index , cardiology , cohort , obesity , subclinical infection , endocrinology , carotid arteries
Heredity and family-shared lifestyle contribute to cardiovascular risk, but the magnitude of their influence on arterial structure and function in early childhood is unknown. We aimed to assess associations between child and maternal ideal cardiovascular health, maternal subclinical atherosclerosis, and child arterial phenotype.