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Effect of BMI on cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome risk factors in an Appalachian pediatric population

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to characterize cardiovascular risk factors in a rural pediatric population by body mass index (BMI) category and the presence of the metabolic syndrome. METHODS: Data on 13,018 children and adolescents (aged younger than 20 years) from West Virginia and Ohi...

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Autores principales: Weber, Katelynn E, Fischl, Andrea FR, Murray, Pamela J, Conway, Baqiyyah N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25285020
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S68283