Why the study?
Does childhood obesity alter arterial intimal thickness and pulse wave velocity compared to lean controls?
Population
51 children and adolescents, comprising 33 obese subjects and 18 matched lean controls.
Comparison
Obesity/overweight status vs Matched lean controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May indicate early vascular changes in obese children; leaves open links to long-term cardiovascular risk.
Does childhood obesity alter arterial intimal thickness and pulse wave velocity compared to lean controls?
Obese children, particularly females, exhibit early vascular structural changes including increased radial artery intimal thickness and decreased pulse wave velocity.
Dangardt et al. (2008) studied this question.
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