Article
Physical activity modifies the associations between genetic variants and blood pressure in European adolescents.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Nov 2014
de Moraes Augusto César Ferreira, Fernández-Alvira Juan Miguel, Carvalho Heráclito Barbosa, Meirhaeghe Aline, Dallongeville Jean, Kafatos Anthony, Marcos Ascensión, Molnar Dénes, Manios Yannis, Ruiz Jonatan R, Labayen Idoia, Widhalm Kurt, Breidenassel Christina, Gonzalez-Gróss Marcela, Moreno Luis A
Abstract excerpt
We hypothesized that physical activity and sedentary behavior could modify the associations between known genetic variants blood pressure-associated genes in European adolescents. Meeting current physical activity recommendations (≥ 60 minutes/day) was able attenuate the deleterious effect of the NOS3 rs3918227 polymorphism on systolic blood pressure in European adolescents.
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