E. Pesonen

TL;DR: In this article, the authors described the general outline and progress of a multicentre study on risk factors of coronary heart disease and their determinants in children and adolescents, which comprises a cross-sectional study of 3 to 18-year old subjects in 1980, and follow-up studies in 1983 and 1986 in various parts of Finland, and in 1989 in one of the study areas (Turku).

TL;DR: The general outline of a multicentre study on the risk factors of coronary heart disease (CHD) and their determinants in children of various ages in different parts of Finland is described.

TL;DR: The method developed for epidemiological estimation of habitual physical activity among 3 to 18‐year‐old Finnish boys and girls was discussed, discussing the reliability and validity of the method and the results of the application of this strategy are reported.

TL;DR: It is concluded that immaturity is the most important factor explaining free radical‐mediated pulmonary protein oxidation in newborn infants and that oxidation of proteins is related to the development of chronic lung disease.

TL;DR: A multicentre study on atherosclerosis precursors in Finnish children and adolescents was carried out in five urban and 12 rural areas in the autumn of 1980 and spring of 1981, finding that newborn boys had lower mean TC, HDL‐C and LDL‐C values than the girls.