Association of Anthropometric Measures with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Metabolic Syndrome in Normal-Weight Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN III Study

Association of Anthropometric Measures with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Metabolic Syndrome in Normal-Weight Children and Adolescents: The CASPIAN III Study

Objective: This nationwide study was conducted to determine the association of anthropometric measures with cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Iranian normal-weight children and adolescents. Methods: We analyzed the data of 3,565 children and adolescents (50.3% boys), aged...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Qorbani, Roya Kelishadi, Yasin Farrokhi-Khajeh-Pasha, Mohammad Motlagh, Tahere Aminaee, Gelayol Ardalan, Hamid Asayesh, Gita Shafiee, Mahnaz Taslimi, Parinaz Poursafa, Ramin Heshmat, Bagher Larijani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:Obesity Facts
Subjects:
Anthropometric
Cardiovascular
Metabolic syndrome
Children
Adolescents
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/356011

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