title: Accelerated growth during childhood is associated with increased arterial stiffness in prepubertal children.
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pais
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: liane@med.up.pt.
authors.forename: Liane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Correia-Costa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal; Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Milton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Severo
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal; Division of Pediatric Nutrition, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal; Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Areias
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Integrated Pediatric Hospital, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caldas Afonso
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Henrique
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: EPIUnit-Institute of Public Health, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azevedo
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty; D059289:Vascular Stiffness / Q000502:physiology*; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology*