Why the study?
Does the presence of dyslipidemias from childhood to adulthood increase markers of subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood?
Population
2,265 participants of the longitudinal Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, age 3 to 18 years at baseline
Comparison
Presence of dyslipidemias from childhood to… vs Controls (subjects without these dyslipidemias)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
21 years (1980 to 2001)
Authors
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Type IIb dyslipidemia may mark higher adult subclinical atherosclerosis risk; leaves open whether early intervention alters outcomes.
Does the presence of dyslipidemias from childhood to adulthood increase markers of subclinical atherosclerosis in adulthood?
Type IIb dyslipidemia from childhood to adulthood is associated with increased subclinical atherosclerosis (carotid IMT) in adulthood, highlighting the importance of early lipid management.
Juonala et al. (2008) studied this question.
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