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Noninvasive measures of vascular health are reliable in preschool-aged children

Abstract

Measures of vascular health are known to be important predictors of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. The reliability of commonly used measures of vascular health has been demonstrated in school-aged children, adolescents, and adults; however, their reliability in preschool-aged children remains to be determined. Twenty 2- to 6-year-old children participated in 2 identical testing sessions on different days. Following 10 min of supine rest, …

Authors

Currie KD; Proudfoot NA; Timmons BW; MacDonald MJ

Journal

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 512–517

Publisher

Canadian Science Publishing

Publication Date

June 2010

DOI

10.1139/h10-037

ISSN

1715-5312