Intra-abdominal fat measurement by ultrasonography: association with anthropometry and metabolic syndrome in adolescents

Objective: To associate intra-abdominal fat thickness measured by ultrasonography to the factors related to metabolic syndrome and to determine cutoff points of intra-abdominal fat measurement associated with a greater chance of metabolic syndrome in adolescents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional...

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Main Authors: Rommel L.R. Novais, Ana Carolina C. Café, Aisha A. Morais, Wendell C. Bila, Gilson D. da S. Santos, Carlos Alexandre de O. Lopes, Vinícius S. Belo, Márcia Christina C. Romano, Joel A. Lamounier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755717310707