• This study, part of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study, determined and compared the prevalence of overweight and its associated risk factors in 2 555, 1 329 and 1 158 Tehran children and adolescents in 2000, 2003 and 2006 respectively. (who.int)
  • Overall the prevalence of obesity in Tehran children and adolescents increased significantly from 2000 to 2006 while blood pressure and serum lipid concentrations decreased. (who.int)
  • The increased prevalence of obesity in Tehran children and adolescents is of concern and requires monitoring. (who.int)
  • The lowest prevalence of health risks was recorded among children and adolescents, followed by general adult population from the CroHort Study. (srce.hr)
  • Hospitalized coronary heart disease patients had higher risks prevalence than general population, while the highest prevalence of risks was recorded among patients in cardiac rehabilitation program. (srce.hr)
  • The prevalence of infant, childhood and adolescent obesity is rising around the world. (who.int)
  • This review summarizes our current understanding of factors associated with childhood obesity, including latest prevalence rates, effectiveness of intervention strategies, and risk for concomitant disease later in life. (nih.gov)
  • Over the 30 years ending in 2004, the prevalence of adolescents and children with significant weight problems nearly tripled (Inge, et al. (theravive.com)
  • 1 The combined prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in adolescents who are obese is greater than 30 percent in boys and is 23 to 30 percent in girls. (aafp.org)
  • 7 , 8 Despite the high prevalence and potential risks of hypertension in children, physicians often do not recognize the condition in this population. (aafp.org)
  • Epidemiological studies have been conducted in India to determine the prevalence and age-specific trends in cardiovascular risk factors among adolescents and young Asian Indians. (hindawi.com)
  • It was observed that the prevalence of multiple cardiovascular risk factors was low in adolescents, but rapid escalation of these risk factors occurred by the age 30-39 years [ 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Children with CKD are considered high risk for CVD, and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in this population is similar to adults. (asn-online.org)
  • In developing countries such as Nigeria, little is known about the prevalence of modifiable CVD risk factors among adolescents especially in the rural areas. (sun.ac.za)
  • The high prevalence of CVD risk factors among rural adolescents in Southwest Nigeria suggests that urgent primary prevention programs are required to prevent the next generation of Nigerians from suffering of CVD. (sun.ac.za)
  • Results: Among US children and adolescents, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency has been especially high in older children, girls and the non-Hispanic Black population. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • The study highlighted the need for medical intervention into the risk factors for CVD among severely obese adolescents. (theravive.com)
  • Sweetened beverage consumption was higher in obese adolescents, and positively related to total cholesterol (TC). (uncg.edu)
  • 2016). Adipokine gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Portuguese obese adolescents: Associations with plasma concentrations of adiponectin, resistin, IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α . (up.pt)
  • In obese adolescents, prediabetes may be transient (with reversion to normal in 2 years in 60%) or progress to diabetes, especially in adolescents who persistently gain weight. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In this review, we present different strategies yielding encouraging results at the population level, from childhood until old age, that aim to protect against the challenges facing the scientific community when combating cardiovascular disease. (revespcardiol.org)
  • There is need to move fast, as already moderate overweight before the start of puberty is associated with significantly increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in midlife. (nih.gov)
  • 2015). With the dramatic increase in adolescent obesity has come a dramatic increase in significant physical illnesses related to obesity.Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes among them. (theravive.com)
  • Dyslipidaemia was diagnosed in 62.6% (n=82/131) of adolescents with poorly controlled diabetes (p=0.04) and in 71.7% (95% CI 59.0 - 81.7) of patients 16 years of age (p=0.005). (who.int)
  • The worldwide incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in children and for cardiovascular disease in adults. (who.int)
  • Children with hypertension should also be screened for other risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia, and should be evaluated for target organ damage with a retinal examination and echocardiography. (aafp.org)
  • 5 , 6 Primary hypertension in children is also commonly associated with other risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), such as hyperlipidemia and diabetes mellitus. (aafp.org)
  • All children with confirmed hypertension and overweight children with prehypertension should be evaluated for additional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including screening for diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia. (aafp.org)
  • 1 , 2 Recognised risk factors include high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, smoking, alcohol and physical inactivity, but further environmental factors are likely to be relevant to stroke risk. (bmj.com)
  • Physically active youths are more likely to continue a physically active lifestyle into adulthood (2), contributing to reduced risk of several chronic diseases, including obesity, coronary heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers (3). (cdc.gov)
  • The African Region is facing two problems related to diet and malnutrition: (i) undernutrition which is still the main cause of infant and childhood morbidity and mortality, and (ii) obesity, which is becoming a leading risk factor for CVD and diabetes, especially in urban areas. (who.int)
  • The study found that children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes have measurable signs of complications including nerve damage that could lead to amputations. (newswise.com)
  • Hypertension, smoking, diabetes, and physical inactivity have been identified as modifiable risk factors for heart disease. (hindawi.com)
  • It led to the recognition of risk factors for CVD such as smoking, high blood pressure, an abnormal lipid profile, obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, and psychosocial factors. (hindawi.com)
  • Obesity often begin in childhood and is linked to many psychological problems such as asthma, diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in childhood. (bartleby.com)
  • NaturalNews) Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University have published evidence that cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood fractions of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat. (ironmagazine.com)
  • A wealth of scientifically validated research studies now highlight the importance of eliminating fructose in all its forms from the diets of both adults and children alike to dramatically reduce risk of diabetes and heart disease. (ironmagazine.com)
  • Consumption of fructose is higher in children and adolescents, placing them at increased risk for heart disease and metabolic disorders such as diabetes. (ironmagazine.com)
  • Nutrition experts recommend limiting natural fructose consumption to no more than 25 grams per day at an early age to minimize the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in later life. (ironmagazine.com)
  • Depression, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are among the major non-communicable diseases, leading to significant disability and mortality worldwide. (plos.org)
  • The World Health Organisation has identified mental disorders, including depression, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes among the six major non-communicable diseases [ 1 ]. (plos.org)
  • Obese children and adolescents are more likely to have risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, be admitted to the hospital, be diagnosed with a mental health problem, and have bone and joint disorders than those who are not obese. (americanprogress.org)
  • Is cholesterol the forgotten biomarker in managing cardiovascular risk in children with type 1 diabetes? (uk.com)
  • Wendy Frost, Advanced Dietitian in Paediatrics, reports on an audit amongst children with type 1 diabetes carried out with the aim of identifying those who are potentially more at risk of cardiovascular disease. (uk.com)
  • Children and young people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are faced with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). (uk.com)
  • The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines 1 recommend considering statin treatment for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in all adults with type 1 diabetes, and offering statin treatment to adults with type 1 diabetes who are older than 40 years of age or who have had diabetes for more than 10 years. (uk.com)
  • 5 The aetiological risk factors leading to the onset of CVD are well recognised and include hyperlipidaemia, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, smoking and lack of physical activity. (uk.com)
  • Furthermore, apoB seems to be a very important parameter in assessing cardiovascular risk in the setting of diabetes and metabolic syndrome, since patients with these conditions tend to have small, dense LDL particles with relatively normal LDL-C but high apoB levels. (medscape.com)
  • In both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, genetic and environmental factors can result in the progressive loss of beta-cell function that results in hyperglycemia. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Close relatives are at increased risk of diabetes (about 15 times the risk of the general population), with overall incidence 4 to 8% (30 to 50% in monozygotic twins). (msdmanuals.com)
  • A collaborative team including researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has therefore tried to examine if a large proportion of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood could indeed be prevented with a lower BMI, lower blood pressure , improved physical fitness or improved muscle strength in adolescence. (mdlinx.com)
  • The aims are to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality due to noncommunicable diseases, lessen the negative psychosocial effects of obesity both in childhood and adulthood and reduce the risk of the next generation developing obesity. (who.int)
  • 2. One of the reasons for increased cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) worldwide is the increase in aged populations. (who.int)
  • The most important cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in the African Region are those related to atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathies and rheumatic heart disease. (who.int)
  • 5. The WHO STEPwise approach to surveillance of noncommunicable diseases in general and cardiovascular disease in particular (otherwise known as STEPS) is based on community evaluation of eight risk factors (see Figure 1). (who.int)
  • With the rapid increase in autoimmune diseases, it clearly suggests that environmental factors are at play due to the significant increase in these diseases. (newswise.com)
  • The best way to combat the rise in autoimmune diseases is to do research to understand the genetic and environmental risk factors for them, so that those who are at highest risk for developing disease after certain environmental exposures might be able to minimize those exposures and prevent the development of autoimmune disease," says Miller. (newswise.com)
  • Stressful early-life events are among the primary factors associated with the development of mental and physical diseases. (plos.org)
  • This prevents a full understanding of causal pathways towards the shared risk of these diseases and the development of coordinated preventive and therapeutic interventions. (plos.org)
  • Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the prime cause of mortality worldwide, accounting for about a third of annual deaths [ 3 ]. (plos.org)
  • These parameters are also known to be closely related to cardiovascular risk factors and diseases. (koreamed.org)
  • It will be helpful to predict the risks of cardiovascular diseases in adolescents. (koreamed.org)
  • Moreover, individuals who have high levels of plasma CRP demonstrated an increased risk of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disorders 25 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The results show that a high BMI in late adolescence was strongly associated with future cardiovascular disease, even after the researchers had controlled for shared familial factors . (mdlinx.com)
  • We investigated the association of stress resilience in adolescence with subsequent stroke risk. (bmj.com)
  • and after further adjustment for markers of development and disease in adolescence (blood pressure, cognitive function and pre-existing cardiovascular disease) to 1.30 (1.18 to 1.45). (bmj.com)
  • Smoking during adolescence: association with other cardiovascular risk factors in Belgium adolescents. (bvsalud.org)
  • We used cross-sectional data from a nationally representative sample of children and adolescents aged 10 to 17 years from the 2019-2020 National Survey of Children's Health (N = 23,199). (cdc.gov)
  • Participants: A nationally representative sample of 6311 children and adolescents aged 6-18 years. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • Obesity affects approximately 12.5 million (17%) US children and adolescents aged 2 to 19 years, with higher levels among some groups of children, including those living in low-income households. (cdc.gov)
  • ABSTRACT Studies have shown that cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, blood lipid levels, start early in childhood and some are on the rise in children. (who.int)
  • abstract = "Aims: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), a direct measure of aortic stiffness, has become increasingly important for total cardiovascular (CV) risk estimation. (kcl.ac.uk)
  • 3-5 Psychosocial stress, particularly with chronic exposure, is a feasible risk for stroke through its influence on the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis and sympathetic nervous system, which can result in inflammation and altered metabolic and cardiac autonomic control. (bmj.com)
  • Compared with their inactive peers, physically active children and youths have better cardiorespiratory endurance and muscular strength, less body fat, better cardiovascular and metabolic risk factor profiles, stronger bones, and better mental health (1). (cdc.gov)
  • The study will research in detail how ELS converts into biological signals embedded simultaneously or sequentially in the brain, the cardiovascular and metabolic systems. (plos.org)
  • Many observational studies have previously demonstrated links between various risk factors at a young age and cardiovascular disease in adulthood. (mdlinx.com)
  • Children and adolescents who are overweight or obese are more likely to remain overweight or obese into adulthood (4). (cdc.gov)
  • 2004). The likelihood of these overweight adolescents and children continuing to be significantly overweight into adulthood was placed at 50-77% in this same study. (theravive.com)
  • Poor glycaemic control, dyslipidaemia and HT are common in diabetic children, putting them at risk of cardiovascular complications in adulthood. (who.int)
  • Adolescent characteristics of youth soccer players: do they vary with playing status in young adulthood? (academictree.org)
  • What's worse for them and for our society, overweight adolescents are more likely to become obese adults, with all the health problems that accompany obesity in adulthood. (americanprogress.org)
  • Poor glycaemic control, dyslipidaemia and HT are common in diabetic children , putting them at risk of cardiovascular complications in adulthood.S Afr J Child Health 2022;16(4)205-208. (bvsalud.org)
  • According to Professor of Child Psychiatry Andre Sourander, leader of the University of Turku research group, the study does not directly indicate an increase in the psychiatric problems of adolescents, even though the findings point out a significant increase in the adolescents' use of mental health care services. (medindia.net)
  • The researchers had no data on whether the participants' risk factors varied later in life, and they only studied men, which makes it difficult to extend their findings to women. (mdlinx.com)
  • Despite these factors, studies of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents with Down syndrome remain rare, and findings are limited. (cdc.gov)
  • Findings from this study warrant a need for further research to understand and reduce the factors that influence cardiovascular risk in this population. (news-medical.net)
  • Hospital - at risk of cardiovascular complications? (who.int)
  • Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of health complications and death among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with cancer, where AYAs are characterized as patients between the ages of 15 and 39. (news-medical.net)
  • at risk of cardiovascular complications? (bvsalud.org)
  • Complications include cardiovascular disorders (particularly in people with excess abdominal fat). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Whether Down syndrome is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 outcomes in pediatric patients remains unclear, especially in low-to-middle income countries. (cdc.gov)
  • Cardiovascular risk factors could be improved by increasing moderate to vigorous PA at the expense of time spent in SB in pediatric populations. (humankinetics.com)
  • Although VEGF inhibitors are often used as an effective therapeutic option for adult and pediatric cancer patients, cardiovascular toxicities can be a significant limitation of this treatment, with hypertension and left ventricular dysfunction among the most common,' Bottinor said. (news-medical.net)
  • My predominant research interest focuses on pediatric cardiovascular behavioral medicine. (concordia.ca)
  • Session] Dyslipidemia in Pediatric CKD: Risk for Stiff Vessels? (asn-online.org)
  • Dyslipidemia in Pediatric CKD: Risk for Stiff Vessels? (asn-online.org)
  • Between 2000 and 2003, bariatric surgery for weight loss in adolescents increased more than threefold, but still was seen rarely in that population. (theravive.com)
  • One group of adolescent patients for which this panel said bariatric surgery should be limited are those with body mass indexes of 35 or higher who also have severe NAFLD or other related illnesses. (theravive.com)
  • Long-term benefits of conservative treatments in adolescents are known to be modest, whereas short-term outcomes of adolescent bariatric surgery are promising. (lu.se)
  • 20 (25%) of 81 adolescent controls underwent bariatric surgery during the 5-year follow-up. (lu.se)
  • She told how the Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program at Texas Children's now "is saving the lives of teens battling obesity. (blogspot.com)
  • The Oprah show provided only two resources for more information: the Texas Children's adolescent bariatric surgery program, and UCSF Children's Hospital, which has begun to evaluate bariatric surgeries for teens. (blogspot.com)
  • Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's adolescent bariatric surgery program urged people to visit Oprah's website to see photos and learn of their patient's journey. (blogspot.com)
  • But there are other factors, of course, that contribute to overweight or obese children in our society encompassing biology and behavior, which are often expressed within a cultural, environmental, and social framework. (americanprogress.org)
  • We compared clinical outcomes in adolescent surgical patients with those of matched adolescent controls undergoing conservative treatment and of adult controls undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. (lu.se)
  • 80 matched adolescent controls and 81 matched adult controls were enrolled for comparison of outcomes. (lu.se)
  • Mean BMI rose in adolescent controls (3·3 kg/m(2), 95% CI 1·1-4·8) over the 5-year study period, whereas the BMI change in adult controls was similar to that in adolescent surgical patients (mean change -12·3 kg/m(2), 95% CI -13·7 to -10·9). (lu.se)
  • New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center indicates that many adolescent and young adult kidney cancer survivors are at a significantly elevated risk for heart issues. (news-medical.net)
  • Understanding the relationship between cancer diagnosis, treatment and heart disease is imperative to promoting cardiovascular health over the entire lifetime of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. (news-medical.net)
  • In this dissertation it shall be examined by means of a group of 2162 overweight and obese children, who completed a four-to-six-week stationary rehabilitation, what cardiovascular risk factors can be found in addition to increased body weight, and how they can be influenced by the intervention programme. (tum.de)
  • Modifiable risk factors for CVD have been identified internationally in adolescents where early intervention programs have the potential to reduce CVD risk on individual and population levels. (sun.ac.za)
  • Exercise intervention and cardiovascular risk factors in obese children. (up.pt)
  • It was hypothesized that the associations between positive health behaviors and CVD risk factors would be mediated by perceived health status in adolescent girls. (umd.edu)
  • Adolescent girls are able to accurately assess their overall health status regardless of fitness or dietary behaviors. (umd.edu)
  • After adjusting for sociodemographic factors, rural children and Childhood obesity is associated with numerous poor health conditions, adolescents had higher odds than urban children and adolescents with geographic disparities demonstrated. (cdc.gov)
  • The increase in the number of depression and anxiety diagnoses among adolescents is a burden on health care. (medindia.net)
  • Primary Health Care Needs Early Support Services, Special Health Care More Effective Identification of Suicide Risk. (medindia.net)
  • On the other hand, a significant group of adolescents is currently without special health care, as the service system does not identify adolescents at risk of suicide effectively enough. (medindia.net)
  • The study is part of an extensive research project "Time trend changes of child and adolescent mental health, service use and well-being in multiple Finnish cohorts" funded by the Academy of Finland in 2015-2019 and led by Research Professor Mika Gissler from the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). (medindia.net)
  • However, the association between physical fitness and cardiovascular disease was considerably weaker in the sibling analysis, suggesting that many previous observational studies might have overestimated the relevance of adolescent fitness to cardiovascular health later in life. (mdlinx.com)
  • Our conclusion is that of the risk factors studied, high BMI is the strongest individual risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and that efforts to tackle the obesity epidemic should continue to be given high priority,' says co-author Daniel Berglind, docent at the Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet. (mdlinx.com)
  • School health programs can help children and adolescents attain full educational potential and good health by providing them with the skills, social support, and environmental reinforcement they need to adopt long-term, healthy eating behaviors. (cdc.gov)
  • Because dietary factors 'contribute substantially to the burden of preventable illness and premature death in the United States,' the national health promotion and disease prevention objectives encourage schools to provide nutrition education from preschool through 12th grade (1). (cdc.gov)
  • Our study provides information for public health programming and the designing of appropriate dietary and physical activity interventions needed to reduce disparities in obesity prevention among children and adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • Rural-urban differences in access to nutrition and physical activity may influence rates of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents (9), but the evidence that food environments are associated with health outcomes among children and adolescents is limited (10). (cdc.gov)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescents as those between 10 and 19 years of age. (who.int)
  • Among the noncommunicable disease risk factors, obesity is particularly concerning and has the potential to negate many of the health benefits that have contributed to increased life expectancy. (who.int)
  • This study focused on cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents who were severely obese, along with safety and health effects of weight-loss surgery procedures for that population. (theravive.com)
  • health-care consumption (hospital attendances and admissions) was higher in adolescent surgical patients compared with adolescent controls. (lu.se)
  • High blood pressure in children and adolescents is a growing health problem that is often overlooked by physicians. (aafp.org)
  • Hypertension in children and adolescents is a growing health problem. (aafp.org)
  • Severe obesity affects the health and well-being of millions of children and adolescents in the United States and is widely considered to be an "epidemic within an epidemic" that poses a major public health crisis. (aap.org)
  • Cardiovascular health promotion in childhood: the si! (revespcardiol.org)
  • Given the enormous extent of the problem and the complexity of its causes, which include cultural, social, political, and health care factors, an equally sophisticated and comprehensive strategy is required to combat cardiovascular disease on a global scale. (revespcardiol.org)
  • Thus, our efforts should be concentrated not only on cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention, but also on health promotion and primordial prevention. (revespcardiol.org)
  • Physical activity among children and adolescents can provide lifelong health benefits. (cdc.gov)
  • 1. The burden of cardiovascular disease is increasing rapidly in Africa, and it is now a public health problem throughout the African Region. (who.int)
  • Cardiovascular disease has a major socioeconomic impact on individuals, families and societies in terms of health-care costs, absenteeism and national productivity. (who.int)
  • I am particularly interested in the progression of cardiovascular disease risk factors along the developmental spectrum and community preventions efforts utilizing public-health perspectives. (concordia.ca)
  • Obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk are public health concerns in adolescents, yet few studies have examined the association of their diet to CVD risk factors. (uncg.edu)
  • These strategies will help better manage the impact of multi-morbidity on human health and the associated risk. (plos.org)
  • This collection helps further our understanding of how interventions are adopted and integrated into existing organizations such as schools, health care facilities, and child care centers and delves into the factors necessary to build support and engagement for successful implementation. (cdc.gov)
  • Observational associations between red meat intake and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are inconsistent. (nih.gov)
  • Observational studies with a population of children and/or adolescents and based on statistical analysis that investigated the associations between time reallocations from SB to PA and cardiovascular risk factors were included. (humankinetics.com)
  • Organophosphorous pesticide exposure and neurobehavioral performance among adolescents in Egypt: a ten-month prospective study. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective Exposure to psychosocial stress has been identified as a possible stroke risk, but the role of stress resilience which may be relevant to chronic exposure is uncertain. (bmj.com)
  • Exposure to psychosocial stress has been identified by several recently conducted studies as a possible stroke risk. (bmj.com)
  • Because exposure to cardiovascular risk factors occurs from early ages, this strategy must be expanded and adjusted throughout the life of an individual. (revespcardiol.org)
  • Another reason is exposure to various modifiable risk factors that are responsible for at least 75% of all the CVDs. (who.int)
  • Another reason is exposure to behavioural and physiological risk factors (Figure 1) which are responsible for 75% of CVDs.1 These risk factors have been prioritized according to their impact on mortality and morbidity, possibility of modification through primary prevention, and quantification by available easy standardized methods. (who.int)
  • Exposure to obesity and weight status misperception among children and adolescents. (concordia.ca)
  • Il vise à déterminer et comparer la prévalence du surpoids et des facteurs de risque associés chez 2 555, 1 329 et 1 158 enfants et adolescents de Téhéran en 2000, 2003 et 2006 respectivement. (who.int)
  • Leisure constraints research focuses on investigating factors that inhibit or prohibit participation and enjoyment in leisure (Jackson, 2000). (thesportjournal.org)
  • Additionally, as Larson (2000) noted, leisure is a crucial developmental context for young people and adolescents. (thesportjournal.org)
  • It is estimated that over diovascular risk factors in children and 15 minutes of rest in two 5-minute in- 22 million children worldwide under adolescents in 2000, 2003 and 2006 in tervals. (who.int)
  • The session discusses recent updates, additive risk of dyslipidemia in children with CKD, and existing controversies in management of dyslipidemia in children with CKD. (asn-online.org)
  • Conclusion: There is high level and clustering of CVD risk factors among rural adolescents in Southwest Nigeria. (sun.ac.za)
  • In fact, this population is at risk for a type of heart failure called left ventricular systolic dysfunction. (news-medical.net)
  • Scaling left ventricular mass in adolescent female soccer players. (academictree.org)
  • dietary and physical activity interventions needed to reduce dispar- ities in obesity prevention among children and adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • The information from this study is timely for policy makers and community partners to make informed decisions on the allocation of healthy weight and obesity prevention programs for children and adolescents in rural settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Control of these risks constitutes the cornerstone of prevention of CVD. (who.int)
  • Targeting cardiovascular risk factors early in children and adolescents provides opportunity for prevention of atherosclerotic CVD later in adults. (asn-online.org)
  • Other parts of the new law take a more broader approach and have the potential to address obesity because they are focused on prevention and because in their implementation they could make childhood obesity and its risk factors a focus for kids, their parents, and their caregivers. (americanprogress.org)
  • The risk factors considered were total cholesterol , systolic and diastolic blood pressure , skinfold thickness and body mass index . (bvsalud.org)
  • Ninety-five percent of the subjects had at least one risk factor for CVD, seventy-five percent had high blood pressure, fifty percent had cholesterol levels higher than normal, and nearly seventy-five percent were insulin resistant. (theravive.com)
  • There is an urgent need to screen subjects with premature CAD and their relatives in India for the presence of FH, identify the mutations that lead to high cholesterol, and carry out cascade screening in the at-risk relatives. (hindawi.com)
  • Goel and colleagues [ 8 ] documented that in Indians the risk factors for CAD occur at much lower levels of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol than other populations. (hindawi.com)
  • High cholesterol level, the major modifiable risk factor for heart disease, has both an environmental as well as a genetic component. (hindawi.com)
  • Obese children are likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. (bartleby.com)
  • Published in the Journal of Nutrition, scientists determined that high dietary fructose consumption results in lower levels of cardiovascular protectors such as HDL cholesterol and adiponectin, due in part to how the body metabolizes the fruit-based mega-sweetener at the cellular level. (ironmagazine.com)
  • There is currently no consensus on managing the risk of raised cholesterol levels for this patient group. (uk.com)
  • It has been suggested the range be adjusted according to the risk factor stratification,[1] similar to LDL cholesterol (LDL-C). (medscape.com)
  • Cardiovascular risk is associated more with the number and size of circulating atherogenic particles than with the concentration of cholesterol in these particles. (medscape.com)
  • When the children and adolescents were stratified by gender, we found stronger associations between serum 25(OH)D concentration and both HDL-cholesterol and insulin resistance in girls. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • Reduction of cholesterol levels in the blood has been shown to reduce the risks associated with heart disease, such as heart attack. (medbroadcast.com)
  • Atorvastatin may be used in addition to diet to reduce cholesterol for adolescents between 10 and 17 years of age with increased cholesterol levels and family history of early heart disease or 2 or more risk factors for cardiovascular disease. (medbroadcast.com)
  • Methods: This paper reports on a cross-sectional survey of modifiable CVD risk factors among rural adolescents in South-West Nigeria. (sun.ac.za)
  • Demographic differences in overweight overweight or obesity among rural and urban children and adoles- and obesity among children and adolescents have been demon- cents, and associations between rurality and these 3 outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Demographic differences in overweight and obesity among children and adolescents have been demonstrated, with Hispanic children more likely to be overweight or obese than non-Hispanic children (5). (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusions: Our results suggest a potential harmful association between low serum 25(OH)D concentration and the risk of obesity among children. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • The aims of this study were to identify the possibility the number of steps/day to predict cardiovascular disease risk factors in adolescents and to propose cutoff points to the number of steps/day for adolescents . (bvsalud.org)
  • An increasing number of adolescents receive a psychiatric or neurodevelopmental diagnosis, shows a national register study comparing Finnish birth cohorts from 1987 and 1997. (medindia.net)
  • The study, 'Genetic and environmental factors and cardiovascular disease risk in adolescents,' was conducted by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and other universities. (mdlinx.com)
  • It found the vast majority of the 242 subjects in the study to have much higher risk for cardiovascular disease that previous thought. (theravive.com)
  • We aimed to compare 5-year outcomes of adolescent surgical patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with those of conservatively treated adolescents and of adults undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, in the Adolescent Morbid Obesity Surgery (AMOS) study. (lu.se)
  • METHODS: We did a nationwide, prospective, non-randomised controlled study of adolescents (aged 13-18 years) with severe obesity undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at three specialised paediatric obesity. (lu.se)
  • The study detailed an analysis of 559 adolescents, aged 14 to 18 and detailed cardiovascular risk factors including high blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin resistance and blood inflammatory factors. (ironmagazine.com)
  • All 15-18 years old adolescents in all the schools at Ibarapa central local government were approached and all those who assented and consented to participate in the study were involved. (sun.ac.za)
  • A total of 1500 adolescents participated in the study. (sun.ac.za)
  • The purposes of this study were to measure blood pressure, PWV, ABI in healthy Korean adolescents, set up their normal values and assess their correlations. (koreamed.org)
  • A venous blood sample was taken of a set of risk factors for cardiovascular This study was conducted as a part of from each subject in a sitting position disease [3]. (who.int)
  • Adolescent and young adults are an underrepresented group in cancer research with a significant cardiovascular burden,' Bottinor said. (news-medical.net)
  • Poor physical fitness and diet contribute to increases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors including BMI, waist circumference (WC), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), and HDL-C levels. (umd.edu)
  • Pedometers have been used in some studies to measure physical activity in adolescents . (bvsalud.org)
  • Children and adolescents who curity, physical activity, and overweight or obesity among chil- are overweight or obese are more likely to remain overweight or dren. (cdc.gov)
  • Geographic differences in thesized that rural children and adolescents, compared with their obesity have also been demonstrated among rural and urban chil- urban counterparts, would be less likely to be food secure, less dren and adolescents, with rural children and adolescents having a likely to engage in appropriate levels of physical activity, and higher likelihood of obesity than their urban counterparts (6,7). (cdc.gov)
  • There is a well-known relationship between good physical fitness at a young age and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. (mdlinx.com)
  • Because of high demands at work, nurses are at high risk for occupational burnout and physical complaints. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Crouch E, Abshire DA, Wirth MD, Hung P, Benavidez GA. Rural-Urban Differences in Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity, and Food Security Among Children and Adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • We examined rates of food security, physical inactivity, and overweight or obesity among rural and urban children and adolescents, and associations between rurality and these 3 outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • 6 Moreover, stress may be related to lifestyle factors relevant to stroke risk, such as cigarette smoking, physical inactivity and alcohol intake. (bmj.com)
  • Recreational and transportation infrastructure can promote physical activity among children and adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • Traffic engineering countermeasures that reduce the risk of pedestrian and cyclist injuries, such as increasing the visibility of pedestrians and cyclists and reducing vehicle speeds (10), may also promote physical activity. (cdc.gov)
  • 2016). Effects of 6-month soccer and traditional physical activity programmes on body composition, cardiometabolic risk factors, inflammatory, oxidative stress markers and cardiorespiratory fitness in obese boys . (up.pt)
  • Social work services and psychosocial interventions for children, adolescents and families. (sickkids.ca)
  • However, whether the associations are causal is challenging to prove because of the potential influence of unaccounted genetic and environmental factors. (mdlinx.com)
  • The present paper aimed to systematically review the literature and synthesize evidence about associations between hypothetical reallocations from SB to different PA intensities and cardiovascular risk factors in youth. (humankinetics.com)
  • However, when researchers adjusted for familial factors by means of sibling analysis, they found a weaker association, although the link between high body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular disease remained strong. (mdlinx.com)
  • The program aims to reduce the risk of childhood obesity by improving the socio-cultu. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The overarching goals of the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity are to provide policy recommendations to governments to prevent infants, children and adolescents from developing obesity, and to identify and treat pre-existing obesity in children and adolescents. (who.int)
  • In the last 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents. (bartleby.com)
  • 12] Screening should commence at 2 years trial, small very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), small high- of age if there is a family history of hypercholesterolaemia, early density lipoprotein (HDL), medium low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cardiovascular disease or if the family history is unknown. (who.int)
  • 2009). Lipoprotein(a) levels in obese portuguese children and adolescents: Contribution of the pentanucleotide repeat (TTTTA)n polymorphism in the apolipoprotein(a) gene . (up.pt)
  • Although the environmental risk factors for obesity are becoming endemic worldwide, disparities in risk associated with culture, geography, and affluence can also affect risk. (cdc.gov)
  • 18 years of age with SARS-CoV-2 infection from a national registry in Brazil to assess the risk for severe outcomes among patients with Down syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • Schizophrenic patients have a genetic link to increased cardiovascular risk factors, especially smoking and body mass index. (medindia.net)
  • The present meta-analysis provides evidence that MSD improves outcomes of glycemic control, body weight and cardiovascular risk factors in T2D patients. (nature.com)
  • Comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescent surgical patients showed improvement over 5 years and compared favourably with those in adolescent controls. (lu.se)
  • After adjustments for sociodemographic and medical factors, patients with Down syndrome had 1.8 times higher odds of dying from COVID-19 (odds ratio 1.82, 95% CI 1.22-2.68) and 27% longer recovery times (hazard ratio 0.73, 95% CI 0.61-0.86) than patients without Down syndrome. (cdc.gov)
  • We found Down syndrome was associated with increased risk for severe illness and death among COVID-19 patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Patients with Down syndrome might be at higher risk for COVID-19-related death because they are more susceptible to respiratory failure, a major cause of death among COVID-19 patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Contrary to their original hypothesis, the researchers discovered that younger age was not associated with a reduced risk of heart failure in AYA cancer survivors compared to older cancer patients. (news-medical.net)
  • In addition, several clinical trials have shown that apoB is a better marker for monitoring patients on statin therapy for residual risk than LDL-C. (medscape.com)
  • Patients with the homozygous mutation tend to develop cardiovascular disease in childhood. (medscape.com)
  • Most surgeries for weight loss in the adolescent population took place in major academic centers with high numbers of bariatric surgeries. (theravive.com)
  • A more recent article on high blood pressure in children and adolescents is available. (aafp.org)
  • Life-course models will integrate the role of modifying factors as sex, socioeconomics, and lifestyle with the goal to better identify groups at risk as well as inform promising strategies to reverse the possible mechanisms and/or reduce the impact of ELS on multi-morbidity development in high-risk individuals. (plos.org)
  • Finally, a Consensus Conference Report by the ADA/ACC has recommended the use of apoB level for risk assessment in persons at high risk for cardiometabolic disease. (medscape.com)
  • Atorvastatin is also used to reduce the risk of heart attack for people with high blood pressure who have at least 3 additional risk factors for heart disease but are not experiencing symptoms associated with heart disease. (medbroadcast.com)
  • Some of the risk factors of the built environment, such as a high density of fast-food restaurants and a lack of facilities or pleasant places to exercise, have been shown to be positively associated with the risk for obesity (4,5). (cdc.gov)
  • Incontestable data support the concept that apoB is a better tool to assess cardiovascular disease than LDL-C and non-DHL-C. (medscape.com)
  • There are limited comprehensive analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigate the effects of red meat consumption on CVD risk factors. (nih.gov)
  • We hypothesized that the consumption of ≥0.5 servings of total red meat/d would have a negative effect on these CVD risk factors. (nih.gov)
  • Individual versus neighborhood socioeconomic status and race as predictors of adolescent ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate. (concordia.ca)
  • Among children and adolescents, approximately 9 % of the population is 25(OH)D deficient(4). (vitamindwiki.com)
  • Children with obesity are very likely to remain obese as adults and are at risk of chronic illness. (who.int)