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Inverse association of physical fitness with plasma fibrinogen level in children: the Columbia University BioMarkers Study.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Aug 2000
Isasi C R, Starc T J, Tracy R P, Deckelbaum R, Berglund L, Shea S
Abstract excerpt
Plasma fibrinogen has emerged as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adults, but relatively little is known about the correlates of plasma fibrinogen level in childhood. In the Columbia University BioMarkers Study (1994-1998), the authors evaluated the association between physical fitness and plasma fibrinogen level in 193 children 4-25 years old; 68% were Hispanic and 46% male. Fitness level assessed by...
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