Added predictive value of childhood physical fitness to traditional risk factors for adult cardiovascular disease
CRF and muscular fitness are independent health indicators that could complement other risk factors in childhood to identify individuals at increased long-term CV risk.
Authors
- Alison Venn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7090-1398)
- Grant R. Tomkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-9670)
- Terence Dwyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2091-7663)
- Christopher Leigh Blizzard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9541-6943)
- Brooklyn J. Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1752-5431)
- Costan G. Magnussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-5730)
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- University of Turku (FI)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf102
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.15
Funders
- National Heart Foundation of Australia
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council