Prenatal determinants of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescence - Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 study

• Main Authors: Marjaana Tikanmäki (Author), Tuija Tammelin (Author), Marja Vääräsmäki (Author), Marika Sipola-Leppänen (Author), Satu Miettola (Author), Anneli Pouta (Author), Marjo-Riitta Järvelin (Author), Eero Kajantie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Lower levels of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are key risk factors of chronic adult diseases. Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are predicted by birth weight, but the underlying parental and pregnancy-related factors remain largely unknown. We exam...