Physical activity behaviours in adolescence: current evidence and opportunities for intervention

EMF van Sluijs, U Ekelund, I Crochemore-Silva… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Young people aged 10–24 years constitute 24% of the world's population; investing in their
health could yield a triple benefit—eg, today, into adulthood, and for the next generation …

Global, regional, and country estimates of metabolic syndrome burden in children and adolescents in 2020: a systematic review and modelling analysis

JJ Noubiap, JR Nansseu… - The Lancet Child & …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Halting the rise in cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents is
crucial to curb the global burden of cardiovascular diseases. We aim to provide global …

Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and primary hypertension

M Litwin, Z Kułaga - Pediatric Nephrology, 2021 - Springer
Primary hypertension is the dominant form of arterial hypertension in adolescents. Disturbed
body composition with, among other things, increased visceral fat deposition, accelerated …

Prevalence of developmental dyslexia in primary school children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

L Yang, C Li, X Li, M Zhai, Q An, Y Zhang, J Zhao… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a specific learning disorder concerning
reading acquisition that may has a lifelong negative impact on individuals. A reliable …

Hypertension in children and adolescents: A consensus document from ESC Council on hypertension, European association of preventive cardiology, European …

G De Simone, C Mancusi, H Hanssen… - European heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Definition and management of arterial hypertension in children and adolescents are
uncertain, due to different positions of current guidelines. The European Society of …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and dyslipidemia, hypertension and obesity in adolescents. The Fit Futures study

M Averina, J Brox, S Huber, AS Furberg - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Prevalence of obesity, hypertension and dyslipidemia has been increasing in
children and adolescents worldwide. Exposure to environmental pollutants may contribute to …

Long-term effects of PM2. 5 components on blood pressure and hypertension in Chinese children and adolescents

J Li, Y Dong, Y Song, B Dong, A van Donkelaar… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing evidence has linked fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) exposure to elevated blood
pressure, but the effects of PM 2.5 components are unclear, particularly in children and …

Primordial prevention of high blood pressure in childhood: an opportunity not to be missed

B Falkner, E Lurbe - Hypertension, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypertension is a condition with increased risk for subsequent adverse events, and
treatment of hypertension is prescribed for primary prevention of adverse events. Primordial …

Effects of arterial stiffness and carotid intima-media thickness progression on the risk of overweight/obesity and elevated blood pressure/hypertension: a cross-lagged …

AO Agbaje, AR Barker, TP Tuomainen - Hypertension, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
We examined the temporal longitudinal associations of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity
(cfPWV), a measure of arterial stiffness, and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) with the …

Pediatric primary hypertension: an underrecognized condition: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

B Falkner, SS Gidding, CM Baker-Smith, TM Brady… - …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
The overall prevalence of hypertension in childhood is 2% to 5%, and the leading type of
childhood hypertension is primary hypertension, especially in adolescence. As in adults, the …