Association between Body Mass Index, Waist-to-Height Ratio and Adiposity in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Obesity is defined as an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) has been suggested as the gold standard to define obesity, but because its use is complex and expensive, anthropometric measures such as body mass index (BMI) or the waist-...

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Autores principales: Martin-Calvo, Nerea, Moreno-Galarraga, Laura, Martinez-Gonzalez, Miguel Angel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27556485
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu8080512

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27556485
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu8080512

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