Ethnic differences regarding arterial stiffness of 6‐8‐year-old black and white boys

Abstract

Already at very young ages (6-8 years), with a high proportion of prehypertension, black boys in our study have increased arterial stiffness in all sections of the arterial tree, along with higher DBP, carotid intima-media thickness and AGEs. This phenotype underlines the increasing trend of early-onset vascular aging among black populations.