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Life-time risk factors and progression of carotid atherosclerosis in young adults: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study by Markus Juonala, Jorma.

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1 Life-time risk factors and progression of carotid atherosclerosis in young adults: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study by Markus Juonala, Jorma S.A. Viikari, Mika Kähönen, Leena Taittonen, Tomi Laitinen, Nina Hutri-Kähönen, Terho Lehtimäki, Antti Jula, Matti Pietikäinen, Eero Jokinen, Risto Telama, Leena Räsänen, Vera Mikkilä, Hans Helenius, Mika Kivimäki, and Olli T. Raitakari EHJ Volume 31(14):1745-1751 July 14, 2010 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2010. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

2 Study flow chart. Markus Juonala et al. Eur Heart J 2010;31:1745-1751 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2010. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

3 Carotid IMT values (mean (95% CI)) in 2001 and 2007. Markus Juonala et al. Eur Heart J 2010;31:1745-1751 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2010. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

4 Associations between the number of childhood risk factors (load variable 1980–1986) including LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, BMI, fruit consumption, physical activity (extreme quintile was considered a risk factor), smoking and diabetes with 6-year change (2001– 2007) in carotid IMT (mean (95% CI)) in adulthood. Markus Juonala et al. Eur Heart J 2010;31:1745-1751 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2010. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

5 (A) Relations between HDL/LDL cholesterol in childhood (age 3–18 years) and adulthood (age 24–45 years) with IMT progression in adulthood (mean (95% CI)). Markus Juonala et al. Eur Heart J 2010;31:1745-1751 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2010. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org


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