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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Chem. 2018 Nov 20;65(1):108–118. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2018.287623

Table 2.

Longitudinal studies reporting progression of arterial stiffness in children

Study (or lead author), reference Country Years of Study Initiation Study population Years between arterial stiffness measures Arterial Stiffness Measure
Change in Arterial Stiffness
Number of study participants Sex (% female) Mean age baseline (SD)
Determinants of Macrovascular Disease in Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (28) United States 2008–2010 297 49.1% 15.4 (2.1) 2 Carotid-femoral, tonometric 0.25 m/s/yr for those who achieved type 1 diabetes control goals
Cardiovascular health in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (29) United States 2004–2005 298 46.3% 14.5 (2.8) 5 Carotid-femoral, tonometric 0.15 m/s/yr
Chen et al.,(30) Sweden 2006 162 57.7% 14.5 (12.5–16.7) 3 Carotid femoral tonometric Boys: 0.27 m/s/yr;
Girls: 0.06 m/s/yr
Fujiwara et al.,(24) Japan 2006 1729 46.2% 12.5 (0.5) 2 Brachial-ankle, oscillometry Boys: 8.7 to 9.5 m/s (0.8m/s/yr)
Girls: 8.6 to 9.2m/s (0.6m/s/yr)