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Is the 90th Percentile Adequate? The Optimal Waist Circumference Cutoff Points for Predicting Cardiovascular Risks in 124,643 15-Year-Old Taiwanese Adolescents

Adolescent obesity has increased to alarming proportions globally. However, few studies have investigated the optimal waist circumference (WC) of Asian adolescents. This study sought to establish the optimal WC cutoff points that identify a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) among 15-yea...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jason Jiunshiou, Ho, ChinYu, Chen, Hsin-Jen, Huang, Nicole, Yeh, Jade Chienyu, deFerranti, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4936838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27389572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158818