Prevalence of Abdominal Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Nastaran AHMADI (Author), Seyed Mahmood SADR (Author), Mohammad Reza MOHAMMADI (Author), Masoud MIRZAEI (Author), Amir Hooshang MEHRPARVAR (Author), Seyed Mojtaba YASSINI ARDEKANI (Author), Mohammadtaghi SAREBANHASSANABADI (Author), Neda NILFOROSHAN (Author), Seyed-Ali MOSTAFAVI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Although the prevalence of abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome has been widely studied in the adult population, little is known about it in children and adolescents especially in developing countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of abdominal obesity and metabolic sy...