Influence of physical activity and screen time on the retinal microvasculature in young children

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1233-1239

  Gopinath, Bamini ^a,b   Baur, Louise A ^b   Wang, Jie Jin ^a,c   Hardy, Louise L ^b   Teber, Erdahl ^a   Kifley, Annette ^a   Wong, Tien Y ^c,d   Mitchell, Paul ^a,b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease prevention; children; epidemiology; exercise; microcirculation; obesity; retinal vascular caliber; risk factors; sedentary behavior; Sydney Childhood Eye Study

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA IMAGE; RETINAL ARTERIOLAR DIAMETER; RETINAL VENULAR DIAMETER; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX RATIO; SPORT; TELEVISION VIEWING;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPUTERS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVESSELS; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETINAL VESSELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TELEVISION; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79955598537     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.219451     Document Type: Article

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