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: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | Jornal de Pediatria |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755717307581 |