Population
991 black and white nondiabetic asymptomatic young adults aged 24-44 years from the Bogalusa Heart Study.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Racial differences in adiponectin-stiffness links may refine risk models in young adults; leaves open causal and therapeutic implications.
Hypoadiponectinemia is an independent correlate of excess arterial stiffness in asymptomatic young black adults, highlighting a racial divergence in cardiovascular risk markers.
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