Physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents: An overview

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-301

  Eisenmann, Joey C ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Children; Exercise; Health; Inactivity; Lipids; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FITNESS; GENDER; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIOSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTH AMERICA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1842737564     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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