Abstract: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 … Show more
“…The school‐age children cohort consisted of unrelated Chinese children aged 5–18 years. Our cases consisted of children with physician‐diagnosed asthma from pediatric clinics of our university‐affiliated teaching hospital or local community studies for allergies and obesity . The control group consisted of non‐allergic children who attended our outpatient clinics for minor non‐respiratory and non‐inflammatory illnesses or from the above local community studies.…”
IL13 and GSDMB are replicated as asthma genes. Rs2305480 of GSDMB is also associated with low FEV1 , FVC, and FEV1 /FVC among asthmatics. Moreover, SLC22A5, IL13, SMAD3, and GSDMB interact to modulate spirometric indices.
“…The school‐age children cohort consisted of unrelated Chinese children aged 5–18 years. Our cases consisted of children with physician‐diagnosed asthma from pediatric clinics of our university‐affiliated teaching hospital or local community studies for allergies and obesity . The control group consisted of non‐allergic children who attended our outpatient clinics for minor non‐respiratory and non‐inflammatory illnesses or from the above local community studies.…”
IL13 and GSDMB are replicated as asthma genes. Rs2305480 of GSDMB is also associated with low FEV1 , FVC, and FEV1 /FVC among asthmatics. Moreover, SLC22A5, IL13, SMAD3, and GSDMB interact to modulate spirometric indices.
“…All blood samples were kept in ice at 0°C and returned to the laboratory within 4 h after collection either for assay or storage. Assay and storage methods of the blood samples have previously been reported .…”
SRWC has good agreement with MWC and could be used as a screening tool to classify children with a clustering of CMRFs and overweight/obesity status in Hong Kong Chinese children.
“…The Physical Activity Rating for Children and Youth (PARCY) was developed based on the Godin-Shephard Activity Questionnaire [11], and the scale has been shown to be predictive of cardiovascular risks in Chinese adolescents [18]. The PARCY scale includes a list of activities under three metabolic equivalent (MET) categories, light (3 METs), moderate (5 METs), and vigorous (9 METs).…”
A negative association between body mass index and body esteem was found in both Hong Kong adolescent boys and girls. The indirect effect of physical activity on body esteem via body mass index was positive in Hong Kong adolescent boys, but negative in girls.
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