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HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIC WAIST PHENOTYPE AND CARDIOMETABOLIC ALTERATIONS IN BRAZILIAN ADULTS.
Nutricion hospitalaria - 1 Sept 2015
Cabral Rocha Anna Ligia, Feliciano Pereira Patricia, Cristine Pessoa Milene, Gonçalves Alfenas Rita de Cassia, Segheto Wellington, da Silva Danielle Cristina Guimarães, Pacheco Andrade Marcio, Zarbato Longo Giana
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: the present study aims to evaluate the prevalence of cardiometabolic changes according to the hypertriglyceridemic waist (HW) phenotype in Brazilian adults. METHODS: it is a population based transversal study with 976 adults (n = 533 women) 20-59 years old. Phenotype was defined by triglycerides concentration (TGL) ≥ 150 mg/dl and waist circumference (WC) ≥80 cm in females and ≥ 90 cm in males. All the...
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