Adolescent arterial stiffness – a novel risk factor for hypertension and insulin resistance in young adulthood and for type 2 diabetes mellitus in mid-adulthood
Emerging evidence suggests that arterial stiffness may be a novel risk factor to be targeted in the prevention and treatment of vascular and metabolic diseases from a young age, a review of studies published in the Journal of Hypertension concludes.The prevalence of hypertension and obesity has been on the increase globally, despite the targeted effort at promoting weight loss, increasing physical activity, and decreasing sedentary time in the general population. This global challenge informed a recent scientific statement from the American Heart Association on further research into obesity