A comparison between body mass index and waist circumference for identifying continuous metabolic syndrome risk score components in Iranian school-aged children using a structural equation modeling approach: the CASPIAN-V study.

Hanieh-Sadat EjtahedZohreh MahmoodiMostafa QorbaniPooneh AngooraniMohammad Esmaeil MotlaghShirin Hasani-RanjbarHasan ZiaodiniMajzoubeh TaheriRamin HeshmatRoya Kelishadi

Published in: Eating and weight disorders : EWD (2020)

Level V, cross-sectional descriptive study.

Keyphrases

body mass index
metabolic syndrome
cross sectional
physical activity
body weight
young adults
insulin resistance
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
cardiovascular risk factors