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

Kong et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:303 /1471-2458/10/303 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Association between Physical Activity and Research article Cardiovascular Risk in Chinese Youth Independent of Age and Pubertal Stage Alice PS Kong1,2, Kai-Chow Choi*3, Albert MC Li4, Stanley SC Hui5, Michael HM Chan6, YK Wing7, Ronald CW Ma1, Christopher WK Lam6, Joseph TF Lau8, Wing Yee So1, Gary TC Ko1 and Juliana CN Chan1,2 Abstract Background: Childhood and adolescence are critical periods of habit formation with substantial tracking of lifestyle and cardiovascular risk into adulthood. There