Fibrinogen: cardiometabolic risk marker in obese or overweight children and adolescents

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of increased serum fibrinogen levels and its association with cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight or obese children and adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 138 children and adolescents (overweight or obese) followed at a reference outpatien...

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Main Authors: Waldeneide F. Azevedo, Anajás S.C. Cantalice, Nathalia C. Gonzaga, Mônica O. da S. Simões, Anna Larissa V. Guimarães, Danielle F. de Carvalho, Carla Campos Muniz Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755715000704