Association of the Waist-to-Height Ratio with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents: The Three Cities Heart Study

OBJECTIVES: To determine the best anthropometric index in relation to cardiovascular disease risk factors among children and adolescents. METHODS: This cross-sectional school-based study was conducted among a random sample of 3179 students, aged 6 to 18 years, in three large cities in Brazil. RESULT...

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Autores principales: Ribeiro, Robespierre C., Coutinho, Mário, Bramorski, Marco A, Giuliano, Isabela C., Pavan, Júlia
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21677765

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21677765

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