Correlates of ideal cardiovascular health in European adolescents: The HELENA study

The ideal cardiovascular health (iCVH) construct consists of 4 health behaviors (smoking status, body mass index, physical activity and diet) and 3 health factors (total cholesterol, blood pressure and fasting glucose). A greater number of iCVH components in adolescence is related to better cardiovascular health, but little is known about the correlates of iCVH in adolescents. Thus, the aim of the study was to examine correlates of iCVH in European adolescents.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - October 27, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Pontus Henriksson, Hanna Henriksson, Idoia Labayen, Inge Huybrechts, Luis Gracia-Marco, Francisco B. Ortega, Vanesa Espa ña-Romero, Yannis Manios, Marcela González-Gross, Ascensión Marcos, Luis A. Moreno, Ángel Gutiérrez, Jonatan R. Ruiz, HELENA stud Source Type: research