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Physical activity and clustered cardiovascular disease risk factors in young children : a cross-sectional study (the IDEFICS study)
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- Jiménez-Pavón, David (author)
- University of Zaragoza, Spain
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- Konstabel, Kenn (author)
- Research Centre National Institute for Health Development, Estonia
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- Bergman, Patrick (author)
- Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID)
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- Ahrens, Wolfgang (author)
- University of Bremen, Germany
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- Pohlabeln, Hermann (author)
- University of Bremen, Germany
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- Hadjigeorgiou, Charalampos (author)
- Research & Education Institute of Child Health, Cyprus
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- Siani, Alfonso (author)
- National Research Council, Italy
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- Iacoviello, Licia (author)
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
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- Molnár, Dénes (author)
- University of Pécs, Hungary
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- De Henauw, Stefaan (author)
- Gent University, Belgium
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- Pitsiladis, Yannis (author)
- University of Glasgow, UK
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- Moreno, Luis A (author)
- University of Zaragoza, Spain
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- 2013-07-30
- 2013
- English.
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In: BMC Medicine. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1741-7015. ; 11
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- BACKGROUND: The relevance of physical activity (PA) for combating cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in children has been highlighted, but to date there has been no large-scale study analyzing that association in children aged ≤9 years of age. This study sought to evaluate the associations between objectively-measured PA and clustered CVD risk factors in a large sample of European children, and to provide evidence for gender-specific recommendations of PA.METHODS: Cross-sectional data from a longitudinal study in 16,224 children aged 2 to 9 were collected. Of these, 3,120 (1,016 between 2 to 6 years, 2,104 between 6 to 9 years) had sufficient data for inclusion in the current analyses. Two different age-specific and gender-specific clustered CVD risk scores associated with PA were determined. First, a CVD risk factor (CRF) continuous score was computed using the following variables: systolic blood pressure (SBP), total triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC)/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) ratio, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and sum of two skinfolds (score CRFs). Secondly, another CVD risk score was obtained for older children containing the score CRFs + the cardiorespiratory fitness variable (termed score CRFs + fit). Data used in the current analysis were derived from the IDEFICS ('Identification and prevention of Dietary- and lifestyle-induced health EFfects In Children and infantS') study.RESULTS: In boys <6 years, the odds ratios (OR) for CVD risk were elevated in the least active quintile of PA (OR: 2.58) compared with the most active quintile as well as the second quintile for vigorous PA (OR: 2.91). Compared with the most active quintile, older children in the first, second and third quintiles had OR for CVD risk score CRFs + fit ranging from OR 2.69 to 5.40 in boys, and from OR 2.85 to 7.05 in girls.CONCLUSIONS: PA is important to protect against clustering of CVD risk factors in young children, being more consistent in those older than 6 years. Healthcare professionals should recommend around 60 and 85 min/day of moderate-to-vigorous PA, including 20 min/day of vigorous PA.Please see related commentary: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/173.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv//eng)
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- Sport Science
- Idrottsvetenskap
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