Why the study?
Does adolescent blood pressure predict aortic stiffness in healthy young adults?
Population
524 healthy young adults, aged 27-30 years, from the general community in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
From adolescence to young adulthood (age 27-30 years)
Authors
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Adolescent BP may not predict young adult aortic stiffness; leaves open whether measurement error or timing explains prior associations.
Does adolescent blood pressure predict aortic stiffness in healthy young adults?
Adolescent blood pressure does not appear to predict aortic stiffness in healthy young adults, though this lack of association may be partly due to measurement error in baseline readings.
Oren et al. (2003) studied this question.
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