Fitness, fatness and clustering of cardiovascular risk factors in children from Denmark, Estonia and Portugal: The European Youth Heart Study

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 58-66

  Andersen, Lars B ^a,c   Sardinha, Luis ^b   Froberg, Karsten ^c   Riddoch, Chris J ^d   Page, Angie S ^e   Anderssen, Sigmund A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clustered CVD risk; Fatness; Fitness; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; ESTONIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PORTUGAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 39649110826     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477160801896366     Document Type: Article

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