Open AccessAdiposity Measures as Indicators of Metabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents
Author(s) -
Martin Neovius,
S Rössner,
Karin Vågstrand,
Yvonne Linné von Hausswolff-Juhlin,
Johan Hoffstedt,
Ulf Ekelund
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
obesity facts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1662-4033
pISSN - 1662-4025
DOI - 10.1159/000229308
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , metabolic syndrome , body mass index , endocrinology , population , insulin , insulin resistance , diabetes mellitus , obesity , environmental health
To examine the relation between adiposity assessment methods (percentage body fat (%BF), BMI, and waist circumference (WC)) and individual metabolic risk factors (f-insulin, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides) and a combined measure of metabolic risk.
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