Waist-to-Height Ratio Is a Better Anthropometric Index than Waist Circumference and BMI in Predicting Metabolic Syndrome among Obese Mexican Adolescents

Objective. To identify the degree of association between anthropometric indices and components of metabolic syndrome (MS) and to determine optimal cut-off points of these indices for predicting MS in obese adolescents. Methods. A cross-sectional study with a sample of (n = 110) Mexican obese adolesc...

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Autores principales: Rodea-Montero, Edel Rafael, Evia-Viscarra, María Lola, Apolinar-Jiménez, Evelia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25574166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/195407

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25574166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/195407

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