Vascular function and distribution of adiponectin isomers during puberty in children and adolescents with obesity

Youth with obesity have abnormal vascular function that relates to the anti-atherogenic adipose-derived hormone, adiponectin. The distribution of adiponectin isomers changes during normal puberty, but there are no data in relation to vascular function. We aimed to evaluate vascular function, adiponectin, and its isomers longitudinally in peri-pubertal youth with obesity and controls.The study is a cohort longitudinal study involving 30 children...