Coronary risk factors measured in childhood and young adult life are associated with coronary artery calcification in young adults: The muscatine study
Journal of the American College of CardiologyPublished 1 February 1996
Larry T. Mahoney, Trudy L. Burns, William L. Stanford, Brad Thompson, JOHN D. WITT, Catherine A. Rost
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Coronary artery calcification is more prevalent in men in this young adult population than in women, and increased body mass index measured during childhood and young adult life and increased blood pressure and decreased HDL cholesterol levels measured during young Adult life are associated with the presence of coronary arteries calcification in young adults.
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Coronary artery calcification is more prevalent in men in this young adult population. Coronary risk factors measured in children and young adults are associated with the early development of coronary artery calcification. Increased body mass index measured during childhood and young adult life and increased blood pressure and decreased HDL cholesterol levels measured during young adult life are associated with the presence of coronary artery calcification in young adults.
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