Metabolic syndrome risk assessment in children: use of a single score
OBJECTIVE: To calculate a score of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children and set a cutoff point of this score for the prediction of MetS risk. METHODS: The study included a random sample of 348 children aged 8 and 9 years of Viçosa, Southeast Brazil. Factor analysis by principal components (PCA) was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Paulista de Pediatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822015000200187&lng=en&tlng=en |