Association of Fitness With Vascular Intima-Media Thickness and Elasticity in Adolescence

: Pahkala K, Laitinen TT, Heinonen OJ, Viikari JSA, Ronnemaa T, Niinikoski H, Helajarvi H, Juonala M, Simell O, Raitakari OT

Publisher: AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS

: 2013

: Pediatrics

: PEDIATRICS

: 1

: 132

: 1

: E77

: E84

: 8

: 0031-4005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-0041

CONCLUSIONS: Fitness was favorably associated with aortic IMT and elasticity in adolescents. No association of fitness with the respective carotid indices was found. These data suggest that fitness in part enhances vascular health in healthy adolescents.

Internal medicine