Fasting plasma glucose levels in healthy preschool children: Effects of weight and lifestyle

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 706-709

  Ludvigsson, Johnny ^a   Huus, Karina ^a,b,c   Eklöv, Kristina ^a   Klintström, Rebecka ^a   Lahdenperä, Anne ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accelerator hypothesis; BMI; Healthy children; Lifestyle; Plasma glucose

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247543024     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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