Nature

Reference values for bone mass in young athletes: a cross-sectional study in São Paulo, Brazil

Reference values for bone mass in young athletes need to be used for screening purposes, and country/regional reference values should be used to improve precision of comparisons. The aim of the ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Harmonizing the Process for Establishing Nutrient Reference Values: A Tool Kit

Support the resolution of differences across countries in setting national and international nutrition standards; Promote consistency in public and clinical health objectives; Provide a mechanism for ...
Nature

Reference values of office central blood pressure, pulse wave velocity, and augmentation index recorded by means of the Mobil‐O‐Graph PWA monitor

Assessment of central blood pressure (BP), pulse wave velocity (PWV), and augmentation index (AIx) measurements may improve cardiovascular risk stratification. This study aimed to establish reference ...
BMJ

European fitness landscape for children and adolescents: updated reference values, fitness maps and country rankings based on nearly 8 million test results from 34 countries ...

35 Faculty of Physical Education, Sport and Health. Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia 40 EstiLIFE Research Group. Department of Physical Education, Sport and ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Age-based Pediatric Blood Pressure Reference Charts

Why monitor blood pressure (BP)? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is an important health issue in children, because of its association with obesity. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Harmonizing the Process for Establishing Nutrient Reference Values: A Tool Kit

Currently, countries and organizations use varying terminology to express nutrient reference values (NRVs). Four of these NRVs are considered to be the core reference values—the average requirement ...