The association of physical activity and carotid intima-media-thickness in adolescents—data of the prospective early vascular ageing-tyrol cohort study

The association of physical activity and carotid intima-media-thickness in adolescents—data of the prospective early vascular ageing-tyrol cohort study

BackgroundPhysical activity (PA) protects against cardiovascular disease. However, previous research has shown that high PA is associated with an increased carotid intima-media-thickness (cIMT), an independent predictor for future cardiovascular disease. Our aim was to further investigate this unexp...

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Main Authors: Bernhard Winder, Sophia J. Kiechl, Benoît Bernar, Nina Gande, Anna Staudt, Anna K. Stock, Christoph Hochmayr, Ralf Geiger, Andrea Griesmacher, Stefan Kiechl, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Michael Knoflach, the Early Vascular Ageing (EVA)-Tyrol Study Group, Carmen Reiter, Christina Schreiner Julia Klingenschmid, Julia Marxer, Martina Kothmayer, Maximilian Pircher, Manuela Bock-Bartl, Mandy Asare, Maximilian Bohl, Raimund Pechlaner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
physical activity
Baecke questionnaire
carotid intima-media-thickness
cardiovascular risk factors
early vascular aging
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2025.1527132/full
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