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Correlation between Body Composition and Walking Capacity in Severe Obesity

BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with mobility reduction due to mechanical factors and excessive body fat. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) has been used to assess functional capacity in severe obesity. OBJECTIVE: To determine the association of BMI, total and segmental body composition with distanc...

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Autores principales: Correia de Faria Santarém, G, de Cleva, R, Santo, Marco Aurélio, Bernhard, Aline Biaseto, Gadducci, Alexandre Vieira, Greve, Julia Maria D’Andrea, Silva, Paulo Roberto Santos
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/PMC4476574/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26098769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130268