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The association of blood pressure with body mass index and waist circumference in normal weight and overweight adolescents
PURPOSE: Overweight can be defined by the body mass index (BMI) and is likely associated with an increased cardiovascular disease risk. However, waist circumference (WC), a central adiposity index, may be a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk. Studies comparing the effects of BMI and WC...
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Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Pediatric Society
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965799/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678332 http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2014.57.2.79 |