A WAIST-TO-HEIGHT RATIO OF 0.54 IS A GOOD PREDICTOR OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN 16-YEAR-OLD MALE AND FEMALE ADOLESCENTS

BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of selected anthropometric indicators as predictors of cardiovascular risk in adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study in 678 adolescents (16.8y ± 0.3) from an infancy cohort. Weight, height, waist circumference (WC) and hip circum...

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Autores principales: Vasquez, Fabian, Correa-Burrows, Paulina, Blanco, Estela, Gahagan, Sheila, Burrows, Raquel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6377811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30631139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-018-0257-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6377811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30631139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41390-018-0257-8

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