Discriminatory power of indicators predictors of visceral adiposity evaluated by computed tomography in adults and elderly individuals

Introduction: Identifying anthropometric methods of abdominal adiposity, predictors of excess area of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) allows rapid and low cost evaluation for the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. Objective: To evaluate the discriminatory power of anthropometric indicator...

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Main Authors: Anna Karla Cameiro Roriz, Luiz Carlos Santana Passos, Carolina Cunha de Oliveira, Michaela Eickemberg, Pricilia de Almeida Moreira, Lilian Ramos Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2014-06-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112014000600025&lng=en&tlng=en