Browsing Brage NIH by Author "McMurray, Robert G."

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    • A new approach to define and diagnose cardiometabolic disorder in children 

      Andersen, Lars Bo; Lauersen, Jeppe Bo; Brønd, Jan Christian; Anderssen, Sigmund A.; Sardinha, Luis B.; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; McMurray, Robert G.; Barros, Mauro V. G.; Kriemler, Susi; Møller, Niels Christian; Bugge, Anna; Kristensen, Peter Lund; Ried-Larsen, Mathias; Grøntved, Anders; Ekelund, Ulf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      The aim of the study was to test the performance of a new definition of metabolic syndrome (MetS), which better describes metabolic dysfunction in children. Methods. 15,794 youths aged 6–18 years participated. Mean z-score ...

    • Cytokines and clustered cardiovascular risk factors in children 

      Andersen, Lars Bo; Müller, Klaus; Eiberg, Stig; Froberg, Karsten; Andersen, Johnny Fredsbo Børm; Bugge, Anna; Hermansen, Bianca El-Namaan; McMurray, Robert G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-04)
      The aim was to evaluate the possible role of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), low fitness, and fatness in the early development of clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

    • Sex differences in the association between level of childhood interleukin-6 and insulin resistance in adolescence 

      Bugge, Anna; El-Naaman, Bianca; McMurray, Robert G.; Froberg, Karsten; Nielsen, Claus Henrik; Müller, Klaus; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-01-05)
      The purpose of this study was to determine whether levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in childhood are related to insulin resistance in adolescence. Further, to explore how fatness and cardiorespiratory fitness ( V O 2 p e a ...

    • The influence of exercise on metabolic syndrome in youth: a review 

      McMurray, Robert G.; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03)
      The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of, dyslipidemia, hypertension, glucose intolerance, and central obesity, or waist circumference that places individuals at high risk for developing cardiovascular or heart ...

    • Tracking of clustered cardiovascular disease risk factors from childhood to adolescence 

      Bugge, Anna; El-Naaman, Bianca; McMurray, Robert G.; Froberg, Karsten; Andersen, Lars Bo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-01-09)
      Clustering of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors has been found in children as young as 9 y of age. However, the stability of this clustering over the course of childhood has yet to be determined. The purpose of ...