Tracking and prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors across socio-economic classes: A longitudinal substudy of the European Youth Heart Study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The highest prevalence of several cardiovascular disease risk factors including obesity, smoking and low physical activity level is observed in adults of low socioeconomic status. This study investigates whether tracking of body mass...

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Main Authors: Bai Charlotte N, Andersen Lars B, Møller Niels C, Wedderkopp Niels, Kristensen Peter L, Froberg Karsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/20