Clinical characteristics of obese boys and girls in a high school: focused on abdominal fat indices, fatty liver and carotid intima-media thickness

Clinical characteristics of obese boys and girls in a high school: focused on abdominal fat indices, fatty liver and carotid intima-media thickness

PurposeOur study aimed to evaluated sex differences in clinical features of obese high school students.MethodsOne hundred three obese high school students (body mass index [BMI]≥85th percentile) and 51 control students (BMI<85th percentile) were enrolled in this study. Anthropometric measurements...

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Main Authors: Jung Eun Oh, Jiyoung Jung, Hae Soon Kim, Young Mi Hong, Jung Hyun Yoo, Young Whan Song, Jo Won Jung, Nam Su Kim, Chung Il Noh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2011-07-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Adolescent
Obesity
Abdominal fat
Fatty liver
Carotid artery disease
Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-54-292.pdf

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