The study resembles a four-year follow-up on the influence of physical activity and fitness, blood pressure, BMI and stress on vascular health in primary schoolchildren. It examines the predictive value of retinal vessel diameters for the development of childhood hypertension.
The study aims to examine the usefulness of retinal vessel analysis in childhood cardiovascular prevention. It investigates the long-term influence of physical activity and fitness on retinal vessel diameters, blood pressure, BMI and psychosocial stress in children. The study aims to set new standards for an integrative primary prevention concept to initiate healthy ageing from childhood to adulthood.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
280
no intervention
Bereich Sport- und Bewegungsmedizin, Abteilung Präventive Sportmedizin & Systemphysiologie
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland
Retinal vessel diameter
To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence retinal vessel diameters in children
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Blood pressure
To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence blood pressure in children
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Body mass index (BMI)
To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence BMI in children
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Psychosocial stress exposure as assessed by the conflict subscale of the Family Environment Scale
To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence psychosocial stress in children
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Health behavior as assessed by the HBSC Symptom Checklist
To assess whether health behavior has changed during the four-year follow-up
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Health-related quality of life as assessed by the KINDL-R questionnaire
To assess whether physical activity and fitness changes during the four-year follow-up influence health-related quality of life
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
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