Predictive ability of the anthropometric and body composition indicators for detecting changes in inflammatory biomarkers

Introduction: Obesity has been considered a chronic subclinical inflammation. High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and fibrinogen are increasingly associated with cardiovascular risk. Objectives: To evaluate the ability of anthropometric and body composition indicators in discriminating high...

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Main Authors: Fernanda de Carvalho Vidigal, Lina Enriqueta Frandsen Paez de Lima Rosado, Gilberto Paixão Rosado, Rita de Cassia Lanes Ribeiro, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Silvia Eloiza Priore, Eliana Carla Gomes de Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2013-10-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112013000500041&lng=en&tlng=en