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Childhood serum cholesterol ester fatty acids are associated with blood pressure 27 y later in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Kaikkonen, Jari E.; Jula, Antti; Mikkila, Vera; Viikari, Jorma Sa; Moilanen, Teemu; Nikkari, Tapio; Kahonen, Mika; Lehtimaki, Terho; Raitakari, Olli T.

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2012-06

10.3945/ajcn.111.030387

PMID: 22572648

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CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that fat quality as reflected in the serum cholesterol ester fraction in childhood is independently associated with adulthood BP particularly in men but also, to some extent, in women.