Waist‐to‐height ratio is as reliable as biochemical markers to discriminate pediatric insulin resistance

Waist‐to‐height ratio is as reliable as biochemical markers to discriminate pediatric insulin resistance

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Objective: Given the importance of incorporating simple and low-cost tools into the pediatric clinical setting to provide screening for insulin resistance, the present study sought to investigate whether waist-to-height ratio is comparable to biochemical markers for the discrimination of insulin res...

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Main Authors:	Rafael de Oliveira Alvim, Divanei Zaniqueli, Felipe Silva Neves, Virgilia Oliveira Pani, Caroline Resende Martins, Marcos Alves de Souza Peçanha, Míriam Carmo Rodrigues Barbosa, Eliane Rodrigues de Faria, José Geraldo Mill
Format:	Article
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Brazilian Society of Pediatrics 2019-07-01
Series:	Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553618301046

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