Association between obesity indices and cardiovascular risk factors in late adolescence in the Seychelles

Association between obesity indices and cardiovascular risk factors in late adolescence in the Seychelles

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The ability of different obesity indices to predict cardiovascular risk is still debated in youth and few data are available in sub Saharan Africa. We compared the associations between several indices of obesity and cardiovascular ri...

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Main Authors: Bovet Pascal, Arlabosse Tiphaine, Viswanathan Bharathi, Myers Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Obesity
Body mass index (BMI)
Cardiovascular risk factors
Screening
Youth
Adolescents
Young adults
Africa
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/12/176

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