Vascular function and stiffness: population epidemiology and concordance in Australian children aged 11-12 years and their parents.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To describe the epidemiology and parent-child concordance of vascular function in a population-based sample of Australian parent-child dyads at child age 11-12 years. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study (Child Health CheckPoint), nested within a prospective cohort study, the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). SETTING:Assessment centres in seven major Australian cities and eight regional towns or home visits, February 2015-March 2016. PARTICIPANTS:Of all participating CheckPoint families (n=1874), 1840 children (49% girls) and 1802 parents (88% mothers) provided vascular function data. Survey weights and methods were applied to account for LSAC's complex sample design and clustering within postcodes and strata. OUTCOME MEASURES:The SphygmoCor XCEL assessed vascular functi

SUBMITTER: Kahn FK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6624058 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature