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Increased arterial stiffness is found in adolescents with obesity or obesity-related type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Elaine M EM Urbina, Thomas R TR Kimball, Philip R PR Khoury, Stephen R SR Daniels, and Lawrence M LM Dolan

J Hypertens 28(8):1692-8 (2010) PMID 20647860

Adults with obesity or obesity-related type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease possibly due to increased arterial stiffness. We sought to determine if arterial stiffness is increased in youth with obesity or T2DM as compared with lean controls.

DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833a6132
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