[Prevention of cardiovascular disease in adulthood should attach importance to related risk factors in childhood].

Most cardiovascular disease (CVD) related risk factors are prevalent in children and adolescents, especially obesity, elevated blood pressure (BP) and increased unhealthy lifestyle. To prevent CVD in adulthood, it is necessary to attach importance to the prevention and control of CVD risk factors in childhood. Of note, the prevention of childhood obesity is key measure, the control of childhood BP is the first goal, and the development of healthy lifestyle is important basis. The prevention and control of CVD risk factors in childhood can benefit the future prevention and treatment of CVD in adulthood, provide scientific base for the prevention and intervention of cardiovascular risk factors in childhood, and provide new perspective for the early prevention of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood.