79.3% Of Young Adults In Study Had Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome Risk Or Disease

Nearly four out of five young adults in a recent study had cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome risk or disease by an average age of 22.9 years, suggesting that cardiovascular and metabolic risk is emerging well before middle age. Of the 1,283 young adults studied, 79.3% were classified at CKM Stage 1 or higher, and greater CKM risk was associated with poorer cardiovascular health and measurable signs of early arterial injury.

Most of the CKM burden was concentrated in the earlier stages, when there may be greater opportunity for prevention. About 40.2% of participants were at . . .