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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...
Autores principales: | Rodea-Montero, Edel Rafael, Evia-Viscarra, María Lola, Apolinar-Jiménez, Evelia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2014
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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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