Perinatal and early adulthood factors associated with adiposity Fatores perinatais e da vida adulta jovem associados à adiposidade

• Main Authors: Vanda Maria Ferreira Simões (Author), Marco Antonio Barbieri (Author), Antonio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author), Rosangela Fernandes Lucena Batista (Author), Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto e Alves (Author), Viviane Cunha Cardoso (Author), Helma Jane Ferreira Veloso (Author), Heloisa Bettiol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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We used body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) as fat indicators to assess whether perinatal and early adulthood factors are associated with adiposity in early adulthood. We hypothesized that risk factors differ between men and women and are also different when WC is used for measuring a...