Parâmetros metabólicos e fatores de risco associados à obesidade abdominal em adolescentes do sexo feminino de escolas públicas do Distrito Federal (Brasil)

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and investigate their association with parameters markers of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its risk factors in female adolescents. It is a cross-sectional study with 150 adolescents from 10 public schools in the Federal District, Brazil....

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Main Authors: Karina Alves de Castro Pinto, Silvia Eloiza Priore, Kênia Mara iocchi de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
Series:Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222011000100007&lng=en&tlng=en