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During the transition from adolescence to young adulthood, coronary heart disease risk factor profiles deteriorate more significantly in men than in women, with the most pronounced changes occurring in high-risk groups rather than in the population mean. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to determine how coronary heart disease risk factors change from adolescence to young adulthood.

August 1, 1994Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Changes in CHD risk factors with age

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Representative sample of Danish adolescents initially 16-19 years of age in 1983, followed up at 23-27 years…

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8 years

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LALars Bo AndersenWestern Norway University of Applied Sciences JTJOHANNA HARALDSD TTIRRoyal Agricultural University

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Supports targeted risk monitoring in young men; extends 1983 adolescent data but leaves intervention effects open.

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The aim is to determine how coronary heart disease risk factors change from adolescence to young adulthood.
A representative sample of Danish adolescents aged 16-19 years was selected in 1983 for baseline measurements.
Follow-up assessments were conducted in 1991 when participants were 23-27 years old to evaluate changes in risk factors.
Risk factors measured included physical activity, blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels.
Men had mean blood pressure of 134/83 mm Hg, with 38% exceeding 140/90 mm Hg, while women had 122/78 mm Hg and 10% exceeding 140/90 mm Hg.
Women demonstrated a higher HDL-C/C ratio (0.32) compared to men (0.26).
Cholesterol levels were high relative to the U.S. population (10%), but triglyceride levels were lower (40%).

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Population

Representative sample of Danish adolescents initially 16-19 years of age in 1983, followed up at 23-27 years of age in 1991

Outcome

Changes in coronary heart disease risk factorssurrogate

The transition from adolescence to young adulthood is associated with a worsening of coronary heart disease risk factors, particularly in men and high-risk individuals.

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Andersen et al. (1994) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d56bd7328fa9a742f5a38 https://doi.org/10.1249/00005768-199408000-00006

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Women and heart disease

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