Association of anthropometric indicators and blood pressure with subclinical cardiovascular diseases in obese adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and left ventricular hypertrophy are early measures of future subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Although the associations between body mass index (BMI), abdominal adiposity measures, blood pressure, and CVD have been relatively well studied in adults, the evidence in children and adolescents is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the associations between BMI, abdominal obesity indices, blood pressure levels, and cIMT among obese adolescents in Jiangsu Province, China, and to identify potential critical thresholds.

Methods

A stratified cluster sampling method was used to select participants from primary, middle, and high schools in Jiangsu Province. Clinical ex

SUBMITTER: Liu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12558888 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature