Cardiovascular disease risk factors in 6–7-year-old Danish children: the Copenhagen School Child Intervention Study

To describe population values in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as blood lipids, fasting insulin and glucose and blood pressure in this young age group, and calculate associations to fitness and fatness. Participants were 369 boys (6.8 ± 0.4 years) and 327 girls (6.7 ± 0.4 years) from preschool classes in Copenhagen. Peak VO2, blood pressure (BP), fat content and anthropometry were determined. A fasting blood sample was analysed...