can waist circumference be a reliable anthropometric parameter in healthy normal weight and overweight adoles-cents?
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Can Waist Circumference Be a Reliable Anthropometric Parameter in Healthy Normal Weight and Overweight Adolescents?
Abdominal obesity as determined by increased waist circumference (WC) is an established risk factor for metabolic syndrome (MS), diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults (1). However, it is often ignored as a potential cardiovascular risk factor in metabolically obese or non-obese children and adolescents (2). WC is reported to be associated with visceral fat, whereas body m...
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iranian journal of public healthجلد ۴۴، شماره ۶، صفحات ۸۸۳-۸۸۴
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