COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT CRITERIA IN THE PREVALENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN STUDENTS FROM PARANAVAÍ, PARANÁ

• Main Authors: Flávio Ricardo Guilherme (Author), Matheus Amarante do Nascimento (Author), Carlos Alexandre Molena-Fernandes (Author), Vânia Renata Guilherme (Author), Stevan Ricardo dos Santos (Author), Rui Gonçalves Marques Elias (Author), Wilson Rinaldi (Author)
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• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo.
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ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the difference in the proportion of students with metabolic syndrome, diagnosed according to different criteria. Methods: The sample consisted of 241 students (136 boys and 105 girls) aged 10 to 14 years, from public and private schools in Paranavaí, Paraná. We u...