Metabolic syndrome risk assessment in children: use of a single score

Metabolic syndrome risk assessment in children: use of a single score

OBJECTIVE: To calculate a score of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children and set a cutoff point of this score for the prediction of MetS risk. METHODS: The study included a random sample of 348 children aged 8 and 9 years of Viçosa, Southeast Brazil. Factor analysis by principal components (PCA) was...

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Main Authors: Julia Khéde Dourado Villa, Angélica Ribeiro e Silva, Thanise Sabrina Souza Santos, Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro, Luciana Ferreira da Rocha Sant'Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Subjects:
Síndrome metabólica
Escore
Crianças
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822015000200187&lng=en&tlng=en

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