Relationships between measures of fitness, physical activity, body composition and vascular function in children

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 244-249

  Hopkins, N D ^a   Stratton, G ^a   Tinken, T M ^a   McWhannell, N ^a   Ridgers, N D ^a   Graves, L E F ^a   George, K ^a   Cable, N T ^a   Green, D J ^a,b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Fatness; Fitness; Flow mediated dilation; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACTIMETRY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INNERVATION; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ACCELERATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CHILD; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION;

EID: 67349152321     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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