Anthropometric indices to identify metabolic syndrome and hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: a comparison between the three stages of adolescence

• Autores principales: Patrícia Feliciano Pereira (Autor), Franciane Rocha de Faria (Autor), Eliane Rodrigues de Faria (Autor), Helen Hermana Miranda Hermsdorff (Autor), Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio (Autor), Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini (Autor), Silvia Eloiza Priore (Autor)
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• Publicado: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype (HW) in a representative adolescent sample; as well as to establish which anthropometric indicator better identifies MS and HW, according to gender and adolescent age. METHODS: This cross s...