Leukocytes as risk markers for cardiovascular disease in adolescents: association with birth characteristics, nutritional status and biochemical tests

• Main Authors: Pedro Paulo do Prado Junior (Author), Franciane Rocha de Faria (Author), Eliane Rodrigues de Faria (Author), Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini (Author), Silvia Eloiza Priore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To evaluate the correlation between the number of leukocytes and cardiovascular risks associated with birth characteristics, nutritional status and biochemical tests. Methods: Cross-sectional study developed with 475 adolescents, born between 1992 and 2001, in the municipality of...