Evaluation of epicardial adipose tissue thickness and carotid intima-media thickness in children with Behçet's disease
Authors' conclusion
The EAT thickness was found to be significantly higher in paediatric BD patients.
Study context
- Population
- Children with juvenile-onset behçet's disease (BD), all inactive at evaluation, and age-sex-matched healthy controls
- Participants
- 30 vs 20
- Exposure
- Juvenile-onset BD vs age-sex-matched healthy controls
- BDn = 30
- Healthy controlsn = 20reference
- Outcome
- EAT thickness and CIMT
Methodological detailsage-sex-matched healthy controls, single paediatric cardiologist measurements, carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness measured by the same paediatric cardiologist
- Age-sex-matched healthy controls
- Single paediatric cardiologist measurements
- CIMT and EAT thickness measured by the same paediatric cardiologist
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- EAT thickness significantly higher in patients
- CIMT: no significant differences
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Correlation of disease duration and baseline disease activity with EAT thickness
- No correlation between disease duration, baseline disease activity, and EAT thickness
BD-related features
- Oral aphthous (n)
- 30
- Mucocutaneous findings (n)
- 22
- Uveitis (n)
- 5
- Vascular involvement (n)
- 4
- Neurological involvement (n)
- 4
- Gastrointestinal involvement (n)
- 2
- All patients inactive at the time of evaluation
Original publication
Evaluation of epicardial adipose tissue thickness and carotid intima-media thickness in children with Behçet's disease. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 6 April 2024. doi:10.
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