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hrp0082p2-d3-402 | Fat Metabolism & Obesity (2) | ESPE2014

Usefulness of Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype in Obese Indian Children

Ravi Janani , Prasad Hemchand Krishna , Venugopalan Lakshmi , Chokanathan Gowrishankar , Krishnamoorthy Nedunchelian , Narayanaswamy Kannan

Background: BMI to screen children for cardiometabolic risk has numerous drawbacks. Hypertriglyceridemic-waist (HW) phenotype is recognized as an effective screening tool to identify adults but role in children is not known.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate HW-phenotype as an alternative for BMI in recognizing children (5–18 years) at risk for cardiometabolic risk factors.Method: Retrospective review of case records of chi...
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