CAN STATURE, ABDOMINAL PERIMETER AND BMI INDEX PREDICT POSSIBLE CARDIOMETABOLIC RISKS IN FUTURE OBESITY?

ABSTRACT Background: Obesity changes the anatomy of the patient. In addition to the aesthetic change, the high percentage of fat determines evident functional changes. Anthropometric normality in measuring abdominal circumference and height can serve as a basis for measuring cardiometabolic risks...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Wallace das Chagas LUCAS, Paulo Afonso Nunes NASSIF, Fernando Issamu TABUSHI, Denise Serpa Bopp NASSIF, Bruno Luiz ARIEDE, Jose BRITES-NETO, Osvaldo MALAFAIA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2020-11-01
Series:ABCD: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-67202020000200313&tlng=en