Prolonged hyperlipidemia exposure increases the risk of arterial stiffness in young adults: a cross-sectional study in a cohort of Chinese

• Main Authors: Haojia Chen (Author), Youren Chen (Author), Weiqiang Wu (Author), Zekai Chen (Author), Zefeng Cai (Author), Zhichao Chen (Author), Xiuzhu Yan (Author), Shouling Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Hyperlipidemia is associated with arterial stiffness. Herein, We examined the effect of prolonged exposure to hyperlipidemia on the risk of arterial stiffness in young adults. Methods A study cohort (35-55 years old) that received health check-ups in the Kailuan study (2014-2016)...