Anthropometric profile and abdominal adiposity of school children aged between 6 and 10 years in southern Brazil

The aims of the present study were to assess the association of anthropometric measures with body mass index (BMI) and to verify the presence of abdominal adiposity in school children. This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 4,964 school children between 6 and 10 years of age registered in 34...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Dalsasso Ricardo, Cristine Garcia Gabriel, Arlete Catarina Tittoni Corso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/22947