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SUBMITTER: Hakulinen C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4739501 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb-Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hakulinen Christian C Pulkki-Råback Laura L Elovainio Marko M Kubzansky Laura D LD Jokela Markus M Hintsanen Mirka M Juonala Markus M Kivimäki Mika M Josefsson Kim K Hutri-Kähönen Nina N Kähönen Mika M Viikari Jorma J Keltikangas-Järvinen Liisa L Raitakari Olli T OT
Psychosomatic medicine 20160201 2
<h4>Objective</h4>Adverse experiences in childhood may influence cardiovascular risk in adulthood. We examined the prospective associations between types of psychosocial adversity and having multiple adversities (e.g., cumulative risk) with carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and its progression among young adults. Higher cumulative risk score in childhood was expected to be associated with higher IMT and its progression.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were 2265 men and women (age range, 24-39 yea ...[more]