" to date , there are few similar studies documenting such accelerated atherogenesis in obese children so far , and this innovative project by cuhk clearly indicates that overweight or obesity in children may cause various impairment of endothelial function . " professor woo elaborated . " this may lead to cardiovascular disease or other metabolic diseases when the child grows up 到目前为止，甚少文献报道有关儿童肥胖可引致加速性动脉粥样硬化病变的报告，而中大这项研究结果的公开发表，则清楚显示在儿童时期，超重或肥胖可能导致动脉血管内皮功能发生不同程度的障碍，随著年龄的增长，更可引起一系列心血管疾病和其他代谢性疾病。
" endothelial vasodilator dysfunction and carotid intima - media thickening are the early markers of arteriosclerosis , " explained professor woo . " in adult obesity , there are many other risk factors such as hypertension and abnormality in lipids metabolism , it is very difficult to delineate the direct effect of obesity to vascular changes . however , it may be easier in children when we can avoid the interference of other risk factors and more precisely isolate the effect of obesity . 血管内皮功能障碍和颈动脉内中膜增厚是反映血管粥样硬化的早期指标；在成年人中，由于与肥胖并存高血压、脂肪代谢紊乱等多种因素的相互影响，很难评估肥胖对心血管粥样硬化性疾病的直接危害关系；在儿童时期进行检测，就可避开上述的多种其他因素的干扰，更准确地预测出单纯肥胖对血管硬化的影响。
