Serum lipids, glucose and insulin levels in healthy schoolchildren aged 9 and 15 years from central Sweden: Reference values in relation to biological, social and lifestyle factors

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-76

  Wennlöf, Anita Hurtig ^a,b   Yngve, A ^a   Nilsson, T K ^b,c   Sjostrom M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cardiovascular risk factors; Cholesterol; Epidemiology; Physical activity; Puberty; Reference values; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FASTING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; INSULIN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 14044257860     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510410003110     Document Type: Article

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