Background: Target organ damage (TOD) such as left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH),
abnormal pulse wave velocity, and elevated carotid intima-media thickness are common …

Context: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is progressing considerably worldwide.
Identifying the risk factors of NAFLD is a critical step in preventing its progression. Methods …

Purpose To explore the relationships between serum tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α),
interleukin-6 (IL-6), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels and glucolipid …

Obesity in children appears to be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular and
metabolic diseases later in life. Early development of insulin resistance (IR) may lead to …

Objectives To compare cardiometabolic risk factors of Brazilian children and adolescents
with international reference values. Cardiometabolic risk factors constitute the Metabolic …

Purpose: To summarize the evidence on associations of adiposity and cardiorespiratory
fitness (CRF) with arterial structure and function in nonclinical children and adolescents …

Objective: Early effects of primary hypertension on arterial structure and function in children
and young people (CYP) and their determinants remain elusive. We aimed to review …

Background and aim Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges
of the 21st century. Body mass index (BMI), the most widely used marker of body fatness …

Objective Vascular endothelial dysfunction is considered an early predictor of endothelial
injury and the initiating factor of atherosclerosis (AS). Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation …

Objective: Previous cross-sectional studies showed a positive association between waist
circumference (WC) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) among children and …