TY - JOUR AU - Kristensen, Peter L. AU - Wedderkopp, Niels AU - Møller, Niels C. AU - Andersen, Lars B. AU - Bai, Charlotte N. AU - Froberg, Karsten PY - 2006 DA - 2006/01/27 TI - Tracking and prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors across socio-economic classes: A longitudinal substudy of the European Youth Heart Study JO - BMC Public Health SP - 20 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - The highest prevalence of several cardiovascular disease risk factors including obesity, smoking and low physical activity level is observed in adults of low socioeconomic status. This study investigates whether tracking of body mass index and physical fitness from childhood to adolescence differs between groups of socioeconomic status. Furthermore the study investigates whether social class differences in the prevalence of overweight and low physical fitness exist or develop within the age range from childhood to adolescence. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-20 DO - 10.1186/1471-2458-6-20 ID - Kristensen2006 ER -