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Sagittal Abdominal Diameter as a Surrogate Marker of Insulin Resistance in an Admixtured Population—Brazilian Metabolic Syndrome Study (BRAMS)

BACKGROUND: Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) has been proposed as a surrogate marker of insulin resistance (IR). However, the utilization of SAD requires specific validation for each ethnicity. We aimed to investigate the potential use of SAD, compared with classical anthropometrical parameters, as...

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Autores principales: Vasques, Ana Carolina J., Cassani, Roberta S. L., Forti, Adriana C. e, Vilela, Brunna S., Pareja, José Carlos, Tambascia, Marcos Antonio, Geloneze, Bruno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4423830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25951458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125365