Why the study?
Does elevated adolescent blood pressure and its tracking into young adulthood increase subclinical atherosclerosis (CIMT) in young adults?
Population
750 young adults aged 27 to 30 years from a community-based sample with at least one blood pressure…
Comparison
Elevated adolescent blood pressure and tracking… vs Lower adolescent blood pressure and non-elevated…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
approximately 15 years (from mean age 13 to age 27-30)
Authors
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Supports early BP monitoring in adolescents; extends observational BP-CIMT links but remains hypothesis-generating.
Does elevated adolescent blood pressure and its tracking into young adulthood increase subclinical atherosclerosis (CIMT) in young adults?
Elevated blood pressure in adolescence and its tracking into adulthood are associated with increased subclinical atherosclerosis (CIMT) by age 28, highlighting the importance of early cardiovascular risk factor monitoring.
Larissa J. Vos (2003) studied this question.
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