Abstract
In this observational study, we aimed at investigating the influence of excessweight and traditional cardiovascular risk factors on vascular structure and function in a cohortof overweight/obese children. Sixty-six obese and 4 overweight children (age 11.5 ± 2.4 years; female n: 30) underwent office and ambulatory BP measurements (ABPM); ultrasound was used to measure carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), endothelial function by Flow-Mediated Dilation (FMD) and carotid distensibility (cDC); and digital photopletismography was used to measurestiffness index (SIDVP). Carotid IMT directly correlated with 24-h and nighttime-systolic blood pressure (SBP); while cDC hadinverse correlations with BMI, waist circumference and 24-h BP. Unexpectedly, SIDVP resulted inversely related with several indices of excessweight. Most of these correlations remained significant after adjustment for age, sex, BMI, and BP. In a replication set of 40 obese children, SIDVP but not pulse wave velocity (PWV) remained inversely associated with BMI. These data suggest that arterial structure and elasticity are negatively affected by excess weightand BP levels, even in childhood. Surprisingly, SI may not be a reliable marker of vascular stiffness in obese children, because this measurement islikely confounded by other factors, including vasodilation.
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