Predictability and implications of anthropometric indices for metabolic abnormalities in children: Nutrition and health survey in Taiwan elementary children, 2001-2002

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 272-279

  Chuang, Shao Yuan ^a   Pan, Wen Harn ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthropometric index; Body mass index; Children; The metabolic syndrome; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; TAIWAN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; STUDENTS; TAIWAN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 70349560870     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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