Neck circumference as a new anthropometric indicator for prediction of insulin resistance and components of metabolic syndrome in adolescents: Brazilian Metabolic Syndrome Study

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Cleliani de Cassia da Silva (مؤلف), Mariana Porto Zambon (مؤلف), Ana Carolina J. Vasques (مؤلف), Ana Maria de B. Rodrigues (مؤلف), Daniella Fernandes Camilo (مؤلف), Maria Ângela R. de G. M. Antonio (مؤلف), Roberta Soares L. Cassani (مؤلف), Bruno Geloneze (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between neck circumference and insulin resistance and components of metabolic syndrome in adolescents with different adiposity levels and pubertal stages, as well as to determine the usefulness of neck circumference to predict insulin resistance in adolescents....