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Are the Recent Secular Increases in Waist Circumference among Children and Adolescents Independent of Changes in BMI?

BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that the waist circumference of children and adolescents has increased over the last 25 years. However, given the strong correlation between waist circumference and BMI, it is uncertain if the secular trends in waist circumference are independent of those in BM...

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Autores principales: Freedman, David S., Kit, Brian K., Ford, Earl S.
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/PMC4624430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26506450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141056