Childhood serum cholesterol ester fatty acids are associated with blood pressure 27 y later in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

: Kaikkonen JE, Jula A, Mikkila V, Viikari JSA, Moilanen T, Nikkari T, Kahonen M, Lehtimaki T, Raitakari OT

Publisher: AMER SOC NUTRITION-ASN

: 2012

: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

: AM J CLIN NUTR

: 6

: 95

: 6

: 1422

: 1431

: 10

: 0002-9165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.111.030387(external)

Conclusion: Our findings suggest that fat quality as reflected in the serum cholesterol ester fraction in childhood is independently associated with adulthood BP particularly in men but also, to some extent, in women. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95:1422-31.

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