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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...
Autores principales: | Vasquez, Fabian, Correa-Burrows, Paulina, Blanco, Estela, Gahagan, Sheila, Burrows, Raquel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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