Rationale, design and methods for the RIGHT Track Health Study: pathways from childhood self-regulation to cardiovascular risk in adolescence

• Main Authors: Laurie Wideman (Author), Susan D. Calkins (Author), James A. Janssen (Author), Cheryl A. Lovelady (Author), Jessica M. Dollar (Author), Susan P. Keane (Author), Eliana M. Perrin (Author), Lilly Shanahan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular risk factors during adolescence-including obesity, elevated lipids, altered glucose metabolism, hypertension, and elevated low-grade inflammation-is cause for serious concern and potentially impacts subsequent morbidity and mortality. Despite the importance of thes...