A Diagnosis of the Metabolic Syndrome in Youth That Resolves by Adult Life Is Associated With a Normalization of High Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk The Bogalusa Heart and Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Studies



: Magnussen CG, Koskinen J, Juonala M, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Sabin MA, Thomson R, Schmidt MD, Nguyen QM, Xu JH, Skilton MR, Kähönen M, Laitinen T, Taittonen L, Lehtimäki T, Rönnemaa T, Viikari JSA, Berenson GS, Raitakari OT

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC

: 2012

: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

: J AM COLL CARDIOL

: 17

: 60

: 17

: 1631

: 1639

: 9

: 0735-1097

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.05.056


Conclusions Although youth with MetS are at increased risk of adult high IMT and T2DM, these data indicate that the resolution of youth MetS by adulthood can go some way to normalize this risk to levels seen in those who have never had MetS. (J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;60:1631-9) (c) 2012 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation



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