Correlates of metabolic syndrome among young Brazilian adolescents population

Correlates of metabolic syndrome among young Brazilian adolescents population

Abstract Background Findings available in literature indicate that metabolic syndrome (MetS) diagnosed in young ages tends to remain in adulthood. The aim of the study was to identify demographic, nutritional, anthropometric and behavioral correlates of MetS in a sample of adolescents from Dourados,...

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Main Authors: Michel Coutinho dos Santos, Ana Paula Cicci de Castro Coutinho, Mônica de Souza Dantas, Letícia Ayran Medina Yabunaka, Dartagnan Pinto Guedes, Silvia Aparecida Oesterreich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Subjects:
Cardiometabolic risk
Metabolic syndrome
Lifestyle
Health promotion
Youth
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-018-0371-9

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