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Principal component analysis reveals gender-specific predictors of cardiometabolic risk in 6th graders.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 28 Nov 2012
Peterson Mark D, Liu Dongmei, IglayReger Heidi B, Saltarelli William A, Visich Paul S, Gordon Paul M
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to determine the sex-specific pattern of pediatric cardiometabolic risk with principal component analysis, using several biological, behavioral and parental variables in a large cohort (n = 2866) of 6th grade students. METHODS: Cardiometabolic risk components included waist circumference, fasting glucose, blood pressure, plasma triglycerides levels and HDL-cholesterol....
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