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Wrist circumference is a biomarker of adipose tissue dysfunction and cardiovascular risk in children with obesity.

C LuordiE MaddaloniC BizzarriS PedicelliS ZampettiL D'OnofrioC MorettiM CappaRaffaella Buzzetti
Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2019)
Our study shows that wrist circumference independently relates to adiponectin-leptin ratio and to the prediction of cardiovascular risk, suggesting it as an efficient and adjunctive anthropometric marker of cardiometabolic risk in children with obesity.
Keyphrases
  • insulin resistance
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • body mass index
  • young adults
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes
  • high fat diet induced
  • weight gain
  • high fat diet
  • skeletal muscle
  • oxidative stress
  • physical activity