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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
2014-06-01
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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 |