Sökning: "European Youth Heart Study"

Visar resultat 6 - 7 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden European Youth Heart Study.

  1. 6. Cardiorespiratory fitness and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and adolescents

    Författare :Jonatan Ruiz Ruiz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Physical activity; fitness; fatness; insulin; homocysteine; metabolic risk score; accelerometry; gentyping; children; adolescents;

    Sammanfattning : Cardiovascular disease (CVD) events occur most frequently during or after the fifth decade of life, however, there is evidence indicating that the precursors of CVD has its origin already in the first or second decade of life. Low levels of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are major modifiable determinants for the development of CVD in adults. LÄS MER

  2. 7. Physical activity, cardiovascular fitness and abdominal adiposity in children and adolescents

    Författare :Francisco B Ortega Porcel; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Physical activity; accelerometry; fitness; aerobic capacity; adiposity; waist circumference; children; adolescents;

    Sammanfattning : Cardiovascular fitness (CVF) and adiposity, especially abdominal adiposity, are well-known factors associated with general health status in childhood and adolescents. Physical activity (PA) may play a crucial role in CVF enhancement and the prevention of abdominal adiposity accumulation. LÄS MER