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High waist-to-height ratio and associated factors in adolescents from a city in Southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the prevalence of abdominal obesity with the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and associated factors in adolescents from a city in Southern Brazil. Methods: A total of 960 adolescents (494 boys) aged 15-18 years old participated in this study. The dependent variable was WHt...

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Main Authors:	Mateus Augusto Bim (Author), André de Araújo Pinto (Author), Gaia Salvador Claumann (Author), Andreia Pelegrini (Author)
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Published:	Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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