Childhood Hyperactivity as a Predictor of Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness Over a Period of 21 Years: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study
Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen, PhD,
Laura Pulkki-Råback, PhD,
Sampsa Puttonen, PhD,
Jorma Viikari, MD, PhD and
Olli T. Raitakari, MD, PhD
From the Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (L.K.-J., L.P.-R., S.P.); Department of Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (J.V.); Department of Clinical Physiology and PET Centre, University of Turku, Turku, Finland (O.T.R.).

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Figure 1. Means of carotid artery intima media (IMT) thickness in women at the 21-year follow-up examination according to tertiles of hyperactivity (average score) in childhood.
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