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Utility of body mass index, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio as screening tools for hyperglycemia in young people
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the ability of BMI, WC and WHtR to discriminate hyperglycemia in young people, and to determine whether there is an increase in the accuracy with the addition of WC and/or WHtR to BMI. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,139 schoolchildren aged 6...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10522162/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27901183 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2359-3997000000226 |