Association of mental health in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood with cardiovascular risk factors and carotid remodeling below age 30 - results from the KiGGS cohort study.

ABSTRACT: An association of mental health and in particular depression with cardiovascular disease has been shown in adults and to a lesser extent in the young. Recently improved measurement methods of carotid-intima media thickness (CIMT) and carotid stiffness (CS) allow more differentiated analyses of this link. We examined 4,361 participants of the nationwide KiGGS cohort aged 3-17 years at baseline and 14-28 years at follow-up. Using linear and logistic regressions, we analyzed cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of mental health with systolic blood pressure (SBP), body mass index (BMI) and total cholesterol (TC) as well as CIMT and CS from high-resolution carotid sonography at follow-up. Mental health in children was measured with the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and

SUBMITTER: Buschges JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11799030 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature