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Clustering of metabolic abnormalities in adolescents with the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2006
Esmaillzadeh Ahmad, Mirmiran Parvin, Azizi Fereidoun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It remains unknown whether the hypertriglyceridemic waist (HW) phenotype, an appropriate screening tool in adults, can also be used to screen for metabolic abnormalities in adolescents. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate metabolic risk factors identified by the HW phenotype in adolescents. DESIGN: Anthropometric and biochemical measurements were assessed in a population-based cross-sectional study of...
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