Association between Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Risk in Chinese Youth Independent of Age and Pubertal Stage

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Christopher WK Lam¹  Michael HM Chan¹  Gary TC Ko²  Ronald CW Ma²  Wing Yee So²  Alice PS Kong³  Juliana CN Chan³  Albert MC Li⁴  YK Wing⁵  Stanley SC Hui⁶  Joseph TF Lau⁷  Kai-Chow Choi⁸ 

[1] Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China;Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China;Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China;Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China;Department of Paediatrics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China;Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China;Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China;School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China;The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China;

关键词: Physical Activity;    Cardiovascular Risk Factor;    Risk Score;    Fast Plasma Glucose;    Physical Activity Level;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-10-303

 received in 2009-11-18, accepted in 2010-06-03,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundChildhood and adolescence are critical periods of habit formation with substantial tracking of lifestyle and cardiovascular risk into adulthood. There are various guidelines on recommended levels of physical activity in youth of school-age. Despite the epidemic of obesity and diabetes in China, there is a paucity of data in this regard in Chinese youth. We examined the association of self-reported level of physical activity and cardiovascular risk in Hong Kong Chinese youth of school-age.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2007-8 in a school setting with 2119 Hong Kong Chinese youth aged 6-20 years. Physical activity level was assessed using a validated questionnaire, CUHK-PARCY (The Chinese University of Hong Kong: Physical Activity Rating for Children and Youth). A summary risk score comprising of waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose and lipids was constructed to quantify cardiovascular risk.ResultsIn this cohort, 21.5% reported high level of physical activity with boys being more active than girls (32.1% versus 14.1%, p < 0.001). Regression analysis showed physical activity level, sex and pubertal stage were independently associated with cardiovascular risk score.ConclusionSelf-reported level of physical activity is associated with cardiovascular risk factors in Chinese youth after adjusting for sex and pubertal stage.

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