Cut-off points of the visceral adiposity index (VAI) identifying a visceral adipose dysfunction associated with cardiometabolic risk in a Caucasian Sicilian population

BACKGROUND: The Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI) is a sex-specific mathematical index, based on Waist Circumference (WC), Body Mass Index (BMI), triglycerides (TG) and HDL cholesterol (HDL) levels, indirectly expressing visceral adipose function and insulin sensitivity. Our aim was to find the optimal...

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Autores principales: Amato, Marco C, Giordano, Carla, Pitrone, Maria, Galluzzo, Aldo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22011564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-10-183

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224548/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22011564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-511X-10-183

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