Body Composition and Physical Fitness Affect Central Hemodynamics in Young Children

Objective: Central hemodynamics are related to cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in adults, but associations with childhood CV risk remain unclear. The study aimed to investigate the association of obesity, physical activity, and fitness with parameters of central pulse wave reflection in young prepubert...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Köchli, Arne Deiseroth, Christoph Hauser, Lukas Streese, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Oliver Faude, Henner Hanssen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.750398/full