From BMI to Waist Circumference: Advancing Pediatric Risk Stratification for Obesity-Related Cardiometabolic Disease

<p>Visceral adiposity drives atherosclerosis and ectopic fat deposition, including hepatic steatosis, and is a major determinant of cardiometabolic risk in pediatric obesity. In adolescents, both BMI and WC are linked to cardiometabolic comorbidities, though their predictive accuracy differs. BMI is...

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Autores principales:	Dobre, Maria-Zinaida, Virgolici, Bogdana, Timnea-Florescu, Andreea-Consuela, Stefan, Olivia Timnea and Daciana Costina Andrada
Formato:	Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:	inglés
Publicado:	IntechOpen 2026
Materias:	Health Sciences
Acceso en línea:	https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/1235142
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