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

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Laitinen, Tomi T., Pahkala, Katja, Magnussen, Costan G., Viikari, Jorma S.A., Oikonen, Mervi, Taittonen, Leena, Mikkilä, Vera, Jokinen, Eero +6 more·2012·Circulation

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Background—: The American Heart Association (AHA) defined a new concept, cardiovascular health, and determined metrics needed to monitor it over time as part of its 2020 Impact Goal definition. Ideal cardiovascular health is defined by the presence of both ideal health behaviors and ideal health factors. The applicability of this concept to a cohort of children and its relationship with cardiometabolic outcomes in adulthood has not been reported. Methods and Results—: The sample comprised 856 participants aged 12 to 18 years (mean age 15.0 years) from the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study cohort. Participants were followed up for 21 years since baseline (1986) and had data available concerning health factors and behaviors in childhood and cardiometabolic outcomes in adulthood (2007). The number of ideal cardiovascular health metrics present in childhood was associated with reduced risk of hypertension (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] 0.66 [0.52–0.85], P <0.001), metabolic syndrome (0.66 [0.52–0.77], P <0.001), high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (0.66 [0.52–0.85], P =0.001), and high-risk carotid artery intima-media thickness (0.75 [0.60–0.94], P =0.01) in adulthood. All analyses were age and sex adjusted, and the results were not altered after additional adjustment with socioeconomic status. 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.

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Laitinen, T. T., Pahkala, K., Magnussen, C. G., Viikari, J. S. A., Oikonen, M., Taittonen, L., Mikkilä, V., Jokinen, E., Hutri-Kähönen, N., Laitinen, T., Kähönen, M., Lehtimäki, T., Raitakari, O. T., & Juonala, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Tasmania (AU)
  • From the Research Center of Applied &amp; Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine (T.T.L., K.P., C.G.M., M.O., O.T.R., M.J.), Paavo Nurmi Center, Sports &amp; Exercise Medicine Unit (K.P.), and Departments of Clinical Physiology (O.T.R.) and Medicine (J.S.A.V., M.J.), University of Turku, Turku, Finland; Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia (C.G.M.); Department of Pediatrics, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland (L.T.) and Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu,...
Venue
Circulation
Published
2012-04-24
Volume
125
Issue
16
Pages
1971-1978
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W2036298368
Cited by
299
References
37
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FWCI
15.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Kela
  • Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
  • Juho Vainion Säätiö
  • Orionin Tutkimussäätiö
  • Paavo Nurmen Säätiö
  • Turun Yliopistosäätiö
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Keywords
ideal cardiovascular health, cardiometabolic outcomes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, LDL cholesterol, carotid intima-media thickness, Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, long-term follow-up
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Cardiovascular Diseases, Carotid Arteries, Child, Female, Finland, Humans, Hypertension, Cholesterol, HDL, Cholesterol, LDL, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Risk, Metabolic Syndrome, Young Adult, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness

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