Metabolic syndrome in childhood predicts adult cardiovascular disease 25 years later: the Princeton Lipid Research Clinics Follow-up Study
JA Morrison, LA Friedman, C Gray-McGuire - Pediatrics, 2007 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. The goal was to assess the association of metabolic syndrome in childhood
with adult cardiovascular disease 25 years later. METHODS. Data from the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute Lipid Research Clinics Princeton Prevalence Study (1973–1976)
and the Princeton Follow-up Study (2000–2004) were used. BMI was used as the obesity
measure in childhood, because waist circumference was not measured in the Lipid
Research Clinics study. The adult cardiovascular disease status of participants and their …
with adult cardiovascular disease 25 years later. METHODS. Data from the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute Lipid Research Clinics Princeton Prevalence Study (1973–1976)
and the Princeton Follow-up Study (2000–2004) were used. BMI was used as the obesity
measure in childhood, because waist circumference was not measured in the Lipid
Research Clinics study. The adult cardiovascular disease status of participants and their …