WAIST-TO-HEIGHT RATIO INDEX OR THE PREDICTION OF OVERWEIGHT IN CHILDREN

OBJECTIVE: To identify a low-cost abdominal adiposity index that has a higher accuracy in predicting excess weight in children aged four to seven years old. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with a sample of 257 children aged 4 to 7 years old. Indicators of abdominal adiposity assessed were: waist ci...

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Autores principales: Vieira, Sarah Aparecida, Ribeiro, Andréia Queiroz, Hermsdorff, Helen Hermana Miranda, Pereira, Patrícia Feliciano, Priore, Silvia Eloiza, Franceschini, Sylvia do Carmo Castro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1984-0462/;2018;36;1;00002

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29166492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1984-0462/;2018;36;1;00002

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