Performance of different diagnostic criteria of overweight and obesity as predictors of metabolic syndrome in adolescents
Objective: To analyze the performance of three different diagnostic criteria of overweight and obesity (WHO, IOTF and Conde and Monteiro) using body mass index (BMI) as predictors of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a representative sample of adolescents. Methods: A sample of 1035 adolescents aged 12–20...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-09-01
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| Series: | Jornal de Pediatria |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755717304746 |