Correlation of abdominal fat accumulation and stiffness of the abdominal aorta in obese children

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1031-1040

  Polat, Tugcin Bora ^a   Urganci, Nafiye ^b   Caliskan, Kosti Can ^b   Akyildiz, Başak ^b  

^a DR SIYAMI ERSEK THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal adipose tissue accumulation; Abdominal aorta stiffness; Obese children; Visceral fat thickness

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PULSE PRESSURE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 57849140610     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.11.1031     Document Type: Article

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