Performance of different diagnostic criteria of overweight and obesity as predictors of metabolic syndrome in adolescents

Performance of different diagnostic criteria of overweight and obesity as predictors of metabolic syndrome in adolescents

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Objective: To analyze the performance of three different diagnostic criteria of overweight and obesity (WHO, IOTF and Conde and Monteiro) using body mass index (BMI) as predictors of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a representative sample of adolescents. Methods: A sample of 1035 adolescents aged 12–20...

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Main Authors: Raphael Gonçalves de Oliveira, Dartagnan Pinto Guedes
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazilian Society of Pediatrics 2017-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
Subjects:
Body mass index
Diagnosis
Accuracy
Cardiovascular risk
Youth
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553617300642

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