Ideal cardiovascular health in adolescence is associated with reduced risks of hypertension, metabolic syndrome and high cholesterol in adulthood

Specifically, data from the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, an ongoing population-based prospective study, were used to examine whether the construct of ideal cardiovascular health in childhood is associated with hypertension, dyslipidaemia, metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes mellitus and carotid-intima media thickness (IMT) 21 years later in adulthood. Findings The number of ideal cardiovascular health metrics present in childhood was associated with reduced adult risk of hypertension (OR (95% CI) 0.66 (0.52 to 0.85), p