Publications by authors named "Nguyen Hoang Hanh Doan Trang"
Objective: This study aimed to describe the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adolescents of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and to identify components of cardiovascular risk clusters.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a representative sample of 693 high-school students 13 to 16 years old in 2007. MetS was defined according to five different definitions: the Pediatric International Diabetes Federation, the Adult Treatment Panel III, and the modified definitions by Cook, Weiss, and De Ferranti.
Objectives: The Ho Chi Minh Youth cohort study aimed to assess the change in nutritional status; indicators of adiposity; diet; physical activity and sedentary behaviours; home, neighbourhood and school microenvironments and their complex relationships in adolescents in urban areas of Ho Chi Minh City.
Design: Prospective 5-year cohort.
Setting: Systematic random sampling was used to select 18 schools in urban districts.
Purpose: This study aimed to describe the 5-yr longitudinal change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among urban adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and to identify individual, family, and environmental factors associated with changes in MVPA.
Methods: The Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cohort is a 5-yr longitudinal cohort with systematic random sampling of 759 students (48% boys) from 18 junior high schools in Ho Chi Minh City, conducted from 2004 to 2009. All measures were taken on five separate occassions.