VISCERAL ADIPOSITY INDEX AS A TOOL FOR CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK IN OBESE OLDER WOMEN

OBJECTIVE: To correlate anthropometric measurements, lipid profile, cardiorespiratory fitness, and visceral adiposity index (VAI) in sedentary obese older women. METHODS: Twenty-seven insufficiently active and overweight older women were included in this cross-sectional study. We evaluated their ant...

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Main Authors: Ayanne Rodrigues Cambiriba, Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira, Pablo Valdes-Badilla, Marcelo Picinin Bernuci, Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertoloni, Bráulio Henrique Magnani Branco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology 2020-10-01
Series:Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
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Online Access:http://www.ggaging.com/details/1636/en-US/visceral-adiposity-index-as-a-tool-for-cardiometabolic-risk-in-obese-older-women