Body fat percentage is better than indicators of weight status to identify children and adolescents with unfavorable lipid profile
Objective: To assess whether the indicators of weight status body mass index and waist‐to‐height ratio are similar to body fat percentage to identify obese children and adolescents with unfavorable lipid profile. Methods: This was a cross‐sectional study involving 840 children and adolescents (6–18...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Brazilian Society of Pediatrics
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553618300132 |