Sentences with phrase «bmi during puberty»
Increased cardiovascular mortality was seen in boys with a large increase in BMI during puberty, while there was no increased risk for those who were overweight prior to puberty but whose BMI normalized during puberty.
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The change in BMI during puberty was calculated using BMI values at 8 and 20 years of age.
«In this study, we show that a large increase in BMI during puberty is particularly important, while high BMI at age 8 is not linked to increased risk of cardiovascular death,» says Jenny Kindblom, associate professor at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy.
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According to the present study, the increased risks occur in the group of boys whose BMI increased by more than 7 BMI units during puberty.
«Excessive BMI increase during puberty identified as a new risk factor for mortality due to cardiovascular disease.»
The current study, however, is the first to evaluate the contribution of BMI during the two distinct developmental periods; childhood and puberty, for cardiovascular mortality in adult men.
Thus excessive BMI increase during puberty seems unhealthy.
«Our data suggest that BMI should be monitored in schoolchildren extra closely during puberty for the early identification of individuals at high risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease in the future,» says Professor Claes Ohlsson.