Body composition phenotypes and carotid intima-media thickness in 11-13-year-old children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 345-352

  Melo, Xavier ^a   Santa Clara, Helena ^a   Pimenta, Nuno M ^a,b   Carrolo, Margarida ^a   Martins, Sandra S ^c   Minderico, Cláudia S ^a   Fernhall, Bo ^d   Sardinha, Luís B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF SANTARÉM   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition phenotypes; Carotid artery; Children; Intima media thickness; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT MASS; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRUNK FAT MASS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PORTUGAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84896851921     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2164-7     Document Type: Article

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