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Relationship between the change in overweight status from childhood to adolescence and metabolic syndrome phenotypes: a 9-year retrospective study.
European journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jun 2008
Kim K R, Kim M K, Shin Y J, Choi B Y
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how the changes in overweight status from childhood to adolescence are related to metabolic syndrome phenotypes in adolescents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total 375 adolescents aged 16 years. The overweight status from childhood to adolescence (from 7 years of age to 16 years) was determined by body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)) calculated from records of the School Physical Examination data. The...
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