ESPE Abstracts

Background: Early vascular aging is driven by modifiable lifestyle risk factors, including physical inactivity. Early identification of children at risk of atherosclerosis (AS) is needed for implementing primary preventive measures addressing vascular health. The aim of the study was to determine the association between objectively determined physical fitness (PF) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), used as a reliable noninvasive biomarker of AS in a po...