Waist-to-height ratio is more closely associated with alanine aminotransferase levels than body mass index and waist circumference among population-based children: a cross-sectional study in Japan

BACKGROUND: An association between anthropometric measurements, including waist circumference (WC), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels has been reported among adults. However, studies conducted among population-based elementary schoolchildren to date have been limited, especially in Japan, wh...

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Autores principales: Ochiai, Hirotaka, Shirasawa, Takako, Nishimura, Rimei, Nanri, Hinako, Ohtsu, Tadahiro, Hoshino, Hiromi, Tajima, Naoko, Kokaze, Akatsuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25980380
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0378-8

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