Evolution of Cardio-Metabolic Risk from Birth to Middle Age The Bogalusa Heart Study
That precursors of adult coronary artery disease, hypertension, and type II diabetes begin in childhood have been clearly established by the Bogalusa Heart Study. This unique research program has been able to follow a biracial (black/white) population over 35 years from childhood through mid-adultho...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2011, 2011
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2011 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. Exploring Chromosomal Leukocyte Telomere Length Dynamics in the Bogalusa Heart Study
- 2. Fetal Origins of Variables Related to Cardio-metabolic Risk
- 3. Trajectories of Variables Related to Cardio-metabolic Risk since Childhood
- 4. Evolution of Metabolic Syndrome from Childhood
- 5. Black-white Divergence in Impaired Fasting Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- 6. Birth Weight, Stimulus Response and Hemodynamic Variability Implicate Racial (black-white) Contrasts of Autonomic Control of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure and Related Cardiovascular Disease
- 7. Obesity - Findings from the Bogalusa Heart Study
- 8. Morbid Obesity and Premature Death in the Young
- 9. Target Organ Damage Related to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Youth
- 10. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study and the Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP)
- 11. Prevention of Heart Disease in Childhood – Rationale for Primordial Prevention
- 12. Dietary Intake of Children over Two Decades in a Community and an Approach for Modification
- 13. Cardiovascular Health Promotion - Physical Fitness in the School Setting
- 14. Primordial Prevention through School Health Promotion