Gender Differences in the Effect of Adiposity on Markers of Cardiovascular Risk in Prepubertal Children

INTRODUCTION: In the last years, evidence has started to emerge on the presence of cardiometabolic differences between genders before puberty. This study aims to evaluate if the association between obesity and markers of cardiovascular risk is different between genders in 8 to 9-year-olds. METHO...

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Main Authors: Diogo Alves Leal, Liane Correia Costa, Cláudia Moura, Cláudia Mota, Ana Luísa Correia-Costa, José Carlos Areias, António Guerra, Alberto Caldas Afonso, Ana Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria 2020-01-01
Series:Portuguese Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://pjp.spp.pt//article/view/17681