Features of Childhood Growth, Lifestyle, and Environment Associated with a Cardiometabolic Risk Score in Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In young adults, metabolic syndrome (MS) is rare. To better assess the risks for future cardiovascular disease (CVD), a cardiometabolic score can be used, ranking the disease risk in each subject. The score is a continuous variable, summarizing the individual z-scores for waist circumference, blood pressure, blood levels of glucose, triglycerides, and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol. Our main aim was to assess the association between early childhood growth and the cardiometabolic score in young adults.

Methods

Study participants were recruited among subjects in the longitudinal population-based GrowUp 1990 Gothenburg study. Those with information on weight and length at birth, as well as weight, height, waist circumference, and parental body mass index (BMI

SUBMITTER: Marild S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021617 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature