Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCDAdolescentFemaleHumansMaleYoung Adult
Thresholds of fat mass index percentiles and their association with cardiovascular risk in adolescents: Results from the EVA4YOU study.
Alex Messner, Johannes Nairz, Sophia J Kiechl, Bernhard Winder, Christoph Hochmayr, Julian Granna, Alexander Egger, Andrea Griesmacher, Ralf Geiger, Michael Knoflach, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Early Vascular Ageing in the YOUth (EVA4YOU) Study Group
Published: 202610.1016/j.numecd.2025.104408
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The presence of cardiovascular risk factors (CV-RFs) like obesity in adolescents leads to accelerated vascular ageing and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life. While Body Mass Index (BMI) is commonly used t…
Preview only. Read the full abstract at the source