The association between a body shape index and cardiovascular risk in overweight and obese children and adolescents.

The association between a body shape index and cardiovascular risk in overweight and obese children and adolescents.

A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and normalized hip circumference (Hip Index, HI) have been recently shown to be strong risk factors for mortality and for cardiovascular disease in adults. We conducted an observational cross-sectional study to evaluate the relationship between ABSI, HI and cardiometabolic...

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Main Authors: Chiara Mameli, Nir Y Krakauer, Jesse C Krakauer, Alessandra Bosetti, Chiara Matilde Ferrari, Norma Moiana, Laura Schneider, Barbara Borsani, Teresa Genoni, Gianvincenzo Zuccotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5752028?pdf=render

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