Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels at 7 years old and cardio-metabolic factors at 10 and 13 years old - the generation XXI birth cohort.

DHEAS levels in mid-childhood have a positive longitudinal association with on insulin-resistance that persists, in girls, but not in boys, at least until age 13. No association was found regarding dyslipidemia, hypertension, or low-grade inflammation.