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Percent body fat is a better predictor of cardiovascular risk factors than body mass index
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the predictive values of percent body fat (PBF) and body mass index (BMI) for cardiovascular risk factors, especially when PBF and BMI are conflicting. BMI was calculated by the standard formula and PBF was determined by bioelectrical impedance anal...
Autores principales: | Zeng, Qiang, Dong, Sheng-Yong, Sun, Xiao-Nan, Xie, Jing, Cui, Yi |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854278/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22510779 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500059 |
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