Metabolic syndrome and visceral fat thickness in obese adolescents

• Main Authors: Lanny C. Gultom (Author), Damayanti R. Sjarif (Author), Evita K. B. Ifran (Author), Partini P. Trihono (Author), Jose R. L. Batubara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Metabolic syndrome (MS) is one of the long-term consequences of obesity which can be found in adolescents. MS is caused by excessive visceral fat accumulation. The visceral fat thickness (VFT) itself can be measured by using waist circumference (WC) measurement and abdominal ultrasonograp...