Percent body fat, but not body mass index, is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents

Percent body fat, but not body mass index, is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents

Abstract Background The epidemic of overweight and obesity has become a worldwide public health problem. Cardiometabolic diseases may originate in childhood. We investigated the association between percent body fat (PBF) measured by the bioelectrical impedance assay and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in...

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Main Authors: Xin He, Zhenni Zhu, Jiajie Zang, Zhengyuan Wang, Ping Liao, Wenjing Wang, Yan Shi, Chen Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-06-01
Series:Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine
Subjects:
adolescents
cardiometabolic risk factors
children
obesity
percent body fat
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cdt3.54

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https://doi.org/10.1002/cdt3.54

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