Plasma concentrations of retinol in obese children and adolescents: relationship to metabolic syndrome components
Autor: | Marcia Teske, Ana Paula B. Melges, Fabiola Isabel S. de Souza, Fernando Luiz A. Fonseca, Roseli Oselka S. Sarni |
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Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Zdroj: | Revista Paulista de Pediatria, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp 50-54 (2014) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1984-0462 0103-0582 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0103-05822014000100009 |
Popis: | Objective: To evaluate obese children and adolescents' retinol plasma levels and to correlate them with metabolic syndrome components. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 61 obese children and adolescents (body mass index Z score - ZBMI>+2). Pubertal development, arterial blood pressure, body weight and height for nutritional classification and waist circumference were obtained. A 15mL blood sample was collected (after a 12-hour fasting in a low luminosity room) for retinol determination (cut-off inadequate if |
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