Waist circunference references for children and adolescents from 6 to 18 year-old from the autonomous region of Madeira, Portugal
Waist circumference (WC) has been associated with cardiometabolic diseases. We aim to develop WC references for age and gender in youngsters in Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal (RAM). A cross-sectional study was developed in two phases. Between May 2004 and May 2005 (in 1st cycle schools) an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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ALIES - Associação Lusófona para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação e do Ensino das Ciências da Saúde
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Journal Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research (BBR) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.alies.pt/BBR%20Editions/Vol-16-1-2019/art2.pdf |