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The association of blood pressure with body mass index and waist circumference in normal weight and overweight adolescents

PURPOSE: Overweight can be defined by the body mass index (BMI) and is likely associated with an increased cardiovascular disease risk. However, waist circumference (WC), a central adiposity index, may be a better indicator of cardiovascular disease risk. Studies comparing the effects of BMI and WC...

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Main Author: Song, Young-Hwan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Korean Pediatric Society 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965799/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678332
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2014.57.2.79
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