Objectives: High blood pressure (BP) and obesity are well known risk factors for cardiovascular
diseases. Both risk factors exert an influence early in life, and BP is related to body weight…

Cystic fibrosis (cf) is the most frequent occurring hereditary lethal disease in Western
countries. Improvement of treatment strategies in cf have resulted in major improvements of life …

Background Increase in body mass index (BMI) in early childhood (1−6 years) was found to
be a contributing factor for impaired final height in boys with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Early …

Blood pressure (BP) tracks from childhood to adulthood, and early BP trajectories predict
cardiovascular disease risk later in life. Excess postnatal weight gain is associated with …

Cystische fibrose (CF), vroeger ook wel pancreasfibrose of mucoviscidose genoemd, is een
van de meest voorkomende erfelijke stofwisselingsziekten bij het blanke ras. In 1938 …

Astma wordt gekarakteriseerd door symptomen, reversibele luchtwegobstructie, bronchiale
hyperreactiviteit en luchtwegontsteking. Deze componenten vertonen echter slechts een …

Regular exercise is positively associated with health. It has also been suggested to exert
anti-inflammatory effects. In healthy subjects, a single exercise session results in immune cell …

Objective: To investigate the relation between smoke exposure in early life, including the
prenatal period, and vascular development of young children. Design: Prospective cohort study…

The shape of flow pattern during tidal expiration is influenced by peripheral airway obstruction.
The time from the start of expiration to peak expiratory flow (tPTEF) divided by the total …

Introduction: Lung function, nutritional status and parameters of exercise capacity are known
predictors of mortality in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). The aim of the current study was …