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Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Apolipoprotein A-I - blood; Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research); Atherosclerosis - blood; Atherosclerosis - pathology; Atherosclerosis - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - blood; Blood and lymphatic vessels; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Cardiology. Vascular system; Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Arteries - physiopathology; Child; Child, Preschool; Cholesterol - blood; Cholesterol, LDL - blood; Cross-Sectional Studies; early atherosclerosis; Epidemiology; Female; General aspects; Humans; Leptin - blood; Logistic Models; Longitudinal Studies; low‐grade inflammation; Male; Medical sciences; metabolic risk factors; Metabolic Syndrome - blood; Metabolic Syndrome - pathology; Metabolic Syndrome - physiopathology; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Risk Assessment - methods; serum amyloid A; Serum Amyloid A Protein - analysis; Sex Factors; Tunica Intima - pathology; Ultrasonography; Vascular Resistance; Europe; Finland; serum amyloid A; Amyloid A; Cardiovascular disease; low-grade inflammation; Inflammation; early atherosclerosis; Metabolism; Epidemiology; Vascular disease; Medicine; metabolic risk factors; Association; Atherosclerosis; Risk factor; Cardiovascular risk; Early; Serum; Low grade