Accelerated Early Vascular Aging Among Adolescents with Obesity and/or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Urbina and team conducted a 5-year longitudinal study of 448 adolescents to investigate the impact of either obesity or type 2 diabetes on EVA. The findings revealed that both adolescents with obesity and diabetes had accelerated early vascular aging, as indicated by significant increases in vascular measures, pulse wave velocity and augmentation index, compared to those with normal weight. These findings underscore the significance of monitoring vascular health in adolescents with obesity and type 2 diabetes to target preventive treatment strategies to avert the onset of early vascular aging.