Clinical characteristics of obese boys and girls in a high school: focused on abdominal fat indices, fatty liver and carotid intima-media thickness

• Main Authors: Jung Eun Oh (Author), Jiyoung Jung (Author), Hae Soon Kim (Author), Young Mi Hong (Author), Jung Hyun Yoo (Author), Young Whan Song (Author), Jo Won Jung (Author), Nam Su Kim (Author), Chung Il Noh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PurposeOur study aimed to evaluated sex differences in clinical features of obese high school students.MethodsOne hundred three obese high school students (body mass index [BMI]≥85th percentile) and 51 control students (BMI<85th percentile) were enrolled in this study. Anthropometric measurements...