Gender/sex as a social determinant of cardiovascular risk

A O'Neil, AJ Scovelle, AJ Milner, A Kavanagh - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
The social gradient for cardiovascular disease (CVD) onset and outcomes is well
established. The American Heart Association's Social Determinants of Risk and Outcomes of …

Biology, bias, or both? The contribution of sex and gender to the disparity in cardiovascular outcomes between women and men

S Gauci, S Cartledge, J Redfern, R Gallagher… - Current Atherosclerosis …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality
and morbidity worldwide for both men and women. However, CVD is understudied …

Where are all the female participants in Sports and Exercise Medicine research?

JT Costello, F Bieuzen, CM Bleakley - European journal of sport …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study is to estimate the ratio of male and female participants in Sports and
Exercise Medicine research. Original research articles published in three major Sports and …

The fun integration theory: toward sustaining children and adolescents sport participation

AJ Visek, SM Achrati, HM Mannix… - … of Physical Activity …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Children cite “fun” as the primary reason for participation in organized sport
and its absence as the number-one reason for youth sport attrition. Therefore, the purpose of …

The effect of school sports facilities on physical activity, health and socioeconomic status in adulthood

N Black, DW Johnston, C Propper, MA Shields - Social Science & Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the long-term impacts of attending a high school with inadequate
sports facilities. We use prospective data from the British National Child Development Study …

Socioeconomic status of parents with children participating on youth club sport teams

EG Post, NE Green, DA Schaefer, SM Trigsted… - Physical Therapy in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe the socioeconomic status, measured by household income and
educational attainment, of parents with children participating on youth club sport teams …

Psychological resilience in young female athletes

KH McManama O'Brien, M Rowan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Psychological resilience is an important construct that can enhance athletic performance
and foster valuable life skills. Through positive adaptation to adversity and stressors in the …

Using cost-effectiveness analysis to prioritize policy and programmatic approaches to physical activity promotion and obesity prevention in childhood

AL Cradock, JL Barrett, EL Kenney, CM Giles… - Preventive …, 2017 - Elsevier
Participation in recommended levels of physical activity promotes a healthy body weight and
reduced chronic disease risk. To inform investment in prevention initiatives, we simulate the …

The exercise power-duration relationship is equally reproducible in eumenorrheic female and male humans

JJ James, OK Leach, AM Young… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
This study aims to investigate the effect of the menstrual cycle (MC) on exercise performance
across the power-duration relationship (PDR). We hypothesized females would exhibit …

Birth cohort effects on abdominal obesity in the United States: the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers and Generation X

WR Robinson, RL Utz, KM Keyes, CL Martin… - International journal of …, 2013 - nature.com
BACKGROUND: Abdominal obesity predicts a wide range of adverse health outcomes. Over
the past several decades, prevalence of abdominal obesity has increased markedly in …