Obesity and metabolic syndrome in 7-9 years-old Portuguese schoolchildren

Background: Body fat is related to changes in lipid profile, blood pressure and metabolism of insulin and glucose, known as the metabolic syndrome (MS). The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components among overweight and obese Portuguese schoolchil...

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Autor principal: Almeida, Maria Daniel Vaz de (author)
Outros Autores: Correia, Flora (author), Oliveira, Bruno M. P. (author), Albuquerque, Isabel (author), Simões-Pereira, Carlos (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2010
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Texto completo:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/79731
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/79731