Oxidized and electronegative low-density lipoprotein as potential biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in obese adolescents

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate biomarkers associated with early cardiometabolic risk in obese adolescents. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 137 adolescents of both sexes aged 10 to 19 years divided into a normal weight group (NW) (n=69) and an obese group (OB) (n=68). RESULTS: As expected, ob...

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Main Authors: Maria Camila Pruper de Freitas, Diana Gabriela Estevez Fernandez, Danielle Cohen, Antônio Martins Figueiredo-Neto, Raul Cavalcante Maranhão, Nágila Raquel Teixeira Damasceno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2018-10-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322018000100262&lng=en&tlng=en