P46 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN RELATION TO BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS IN THE JAMAICAN 1986 BIRTH COHORT

Background: We tested the association between birthweight and arterial stiffness measured by aortic pulse wave velocity (PWV) and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) in a birth cohort of 30 year old Jamaicans. Methods: Participants were from the 1986 Jamaica Birth Cohort. Arterial stiffness was meas...

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Published in:	Artery Research
Main Authors:	Nadia Bennett, Trevor Ferguson, Novie Younger-Coleman, Marshall Tulloch-Reid, Renee Walters, Amanda Rousseau, Janeil Williams, Seeromanie Harding, J. Kennedy Cruickshank, Rainford Wilks
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-12-01
Online Access:	https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930246/view