Biochemical, anthropometric and body composition indicators as predictors of hepatic steatosis in obese adolescents

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of hepatic steatosis and to assess the performance of biochemical, anthropometric and body composition indicators for hepatic steatosis in obese teenagers.METHODS: Cross-sectional study including 79 adolecents aged from ten to 18 years old. Hepatic steatosis was...

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Main Authors: Amanda Oliva Gobato, Ana Carolina J. Vasques, Roberto Massao Yamada, Mariana Porto Zambon, Antonio de Azevedo Barros-Filho, Gabriel Hessel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822014000200230&lng=en&tlng=en