Metabolic syndrome components and face shape variation in elderly

• Main Authors: Lélia Lessa Teixeira Pinto (Author), Thaís Barros do Carmo (Author), Alessandra Santos Sales (Author), Lorena Andrade Nunes (Author), Cezar Augusto Casotti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to identify the metabolic syndrome (MS) components mostly influencing face shape in elderly individuals. This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study carried out with elderly individuals living in Aiquara County, Bahia State. Facial images at frontal view and MS were cla...