Secular trends in established and novel cardiovascular risk factors in Welsh 12-13 year olds: A comparison between 2002 and 2007

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-27

  Thomas, N E ^a   Jasper, M ^b   Williams, D R R ^b   Rowe, D A ^c   Malina, R M ^d,e   Davies, B ^f   Siegel, S R ^g   Baker, J S ^h  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^g CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; CVD risk factors; inflammatory factors; secular trends

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; FAT; HEALTH RISK; LIPID; OBESITY; PROTEIN; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALES;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 78650605084     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2010.482540     Document Type: Article

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