Association between impaired lung function and carotid intima-media thickness in children

Talha Rafiq¹, Koon K Teo^{2

3

4}, Katherine M Morrison^{5

6}, Stephanie A Atkinson⁵, Gita Wahi⁴, Dipika Desai², Sonia S Anand^{2

3

4}, MyLinh Duong^{2

3

7}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
² Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁶ Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁷ The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

PMID: 37908396
PMCID: PMC10613963
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00330-2023

Association between impaired lung function and carotid intima-media thickness in children

Talha Rafiq et al. ERJ Open Res. 2023.

. 2023 Oct 30;9(5):00330-2023.

doi: 10.1183/23120541.00330-2023. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Talha Rafiq¹, Koon K Teo^{2

3

4}, Katherine M Morrison^{5

6}, Stephanie A Atkinson⁵, Gita Wahi⁴, Dipika Desai², Sonia S Anand^{2

3

4}, MyLinh Duong^{2

3

7}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Sciences Graduate Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
² Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁴ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁶ Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
⁷ The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

PMID: 37908396
PMCID: PMC10613963
DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00330-2023

Abstract

Association between obstructive lung function impairment with higher cIMT is present in childhood after accounting for common risk factors. This suggests that a developmental link between obstructive lung diseases and CVD may have its origin in early life. https://bit.ly/4657s2b.

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Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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Association between impaired lung function and carotid intima-media thickness in children

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