Clustered cardiovascular disease risk among children aged 8-13 years from lower socioeconomic schools in Gqeberha, South Africa.
Danielle SmithCheryl WalterRosa du RandtUwe PühseJacob BosmaAnn AertsLarissa AdamsPatricia ArnaizJan DegenStefanie GallNandi JoubertIvan MüllerMadeleine NienaberFelicitas NqwenisoHarald SeeligPeter SteinmannJürg UtzingerMarkus GerberPublished in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2022)
A relatively high prevalence of elevated individual and clustered CVD risk was identified. Our results have also confirmed the independent inverse association of the clustered CVD risk with physical activity and CRF. These indicate that increased levels of CRF or MVPA may aid in the prevention and reduction of elevated clustered CVD risk.