Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Overweight and obesity
are strongly associated with comorbidities such as hypertension and insulin resistance …

Epidemiological studies have documented that insulin resistance and diabetes not only
constitute metabolic abnormalities but also predispose to hypertension, vascular stiffness …

Obesity is a multifaceted chronic condition with several contributing causes, including
biological risk factors, socioeconomic status, health literacy, and numerous environmental …

The dramatic increase in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has
become a major public health problem. Obesity in children and young adults is associated …

Obesity in childhood remains a significant and prevalent public health concern. Excess
adiposity in youth is a marker of increased cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in adolescents and …

Since 1980, global obesity has doubled, and the incidence of cardiometabolic diseases
such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease is also increasing. While genetic susceptibility …

Obesity is an emerging pandemic driven by consumption of a diet rich in fat and highly
refined carbohydrates (a Western diet) and a sedentary lifestyle in both children and adults …

We examined the temporal longitudinal associations of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity
(cfPWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) with the …

We examined the longitudinal associations of fat mass, lean mass, and blood pressure (BP)
from childhood through young adulthood with changes in carotid-femoral pulse wave …

The aorta is a blood vessel that provides a low-resistance path for blood flow directed from
the heart to peripheral organs and tissues. However, the aorta has another central …