Arterial stiffness in obese children: Role of adiposity and physical activity

Arterial stiffness in obese children: Role of adiposity and physical activity

Objective: To explore association of adiposity and physical activity with arterial stiffness and to propose optimal waist circumference cutoffs, corresponding to 90 th percentile of NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) for Indian children and adolescents. Materials and Methods:...

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Main Authors: Deepa S Pandit, Anuradha V Khadilkar, Shashi A Chiplonkar, Vaman V Khadilkar, Arun S Kinare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Arterial stiffness
body fat
physical activity
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2014;volume=18;issue=1;spage=70;epage=76;aulast=Pandit

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