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Intima-media thickness in obesity: relation to hypertension and dyslipidaemia
  1. R Wunsch1,
  2. G de Sousa2,
  3. T Reinehr2
  1. 1Department of Paediatric Radiology, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
  2. 2Department of Paediatrics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany
  1. Correspondence to:
    PD Dr T Reinehr
    Vestische Hospital for Children and Adolescents Datteln, University of Witten/Herdecke, Dr.- F.- Steiner- Str. 5, 45711 Datteln, Germany; T.Reinehrkinderklinik-datteln.de

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2004.066522

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    Obesity in childhood contributes to cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension and dyslipidaemia.1 Exposure to these cardiovascular risk factors may induce atherogenic changes in the arteries.1 Measurement of the intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery (CCA) is an acknowledged non-invasive marker for early atherosclerotic changes and is a feasible, reliable, valid, and cost effective method.2,3 It has not yet been studied whether hypertension and dyslipidaemia are related to IMT in obese children. Therefore, we measured clinical data (age, …

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    • Competing interests: none