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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Format: | Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Brazilian Society of Pediatrics
2019-05-01
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Series: | Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553618300879 |