Anthropometric indices to identify metabolic syndrome and hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: a comparison between the three stages of adolescence

Anthropometric indices to identify metabolic syndrome and hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: a comparison between the three stages of adolescence

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype (HW) in a representative adolescent sample; as well as to establish which anthropometric indicator better identifies MS and HW, according to gender and adolescent age. METHODS: This cross s...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Feliciano Pereira, Franciane Rocha de Faria, Eliane Rodrigues de Faria, Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff, Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Silvia Eloiza Priore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Subjects:
Antropometria
Adolescente
Obesidade abdominal
Síndrome × metabólica
Cintura hipertrigliceridêmica
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