Prevalence of abdominal obesity in adolescents: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 69-77

  De Moraes, A C F ^a,b,c   Fadoni, R P ^d,e   Ricardi, L M ^d,e   Souza, T C ^d,e   Rosaneli, C F ^d,f   Nakashima, A T A ^d,e   FalcaO, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b GEEAF   (Brazil)

^c Nutrition Exercise and Metabolism Research Group   (Brazil)

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^e GEPECIN   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cross sectional study; Systematic review; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78851469647     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00753.x     Document Type: Review

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