Obesity and arterial stiffness in children: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1038-1044

  Cote, Anita T ^a   Phillips, Aaron A ^b   Harris, Kevin C ^a   Sandor, George G S ^a   Panagiotopoulos, Constadina ^a   Devlin, Angela M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

aortic stiffness; carotid stiffness; pulse wave velocity; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BETA STIFFNESS INDEX; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930250214     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.305062     Document Type: Article

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