Ideal Cardiovascular Health in Childhood and Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Adulthood The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

: Laitinen TT, Pahkala K, Magnussen CG, Viikari JSA, Oikonen M, Taittonen L, Mikkila V, Jokinen E, Hutri-Kahonen N, Laitinen T, Kahonen M, Lehtimaki T, Raitakari OT, Juonala M

Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

: 2012

: Circulation

: CIRCULATION

: 16

: 125

: 16

: 1971

: 1978

: 8

: 0009-7322

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.073585(external)

Conclusions-The number of ideal cardiovascular health metrics present in childhood predicts subsequent cardiometabolic health in adulthood. Our findings suggest that pursuit of ideal cardiovascular health in childhood is important to prevent cardiometabolic outcomes in adulthood. (Circulation. 2012; 125: 1971-1978.)

Internal medicine