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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |