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ea0026p326 | Obesity | ECE2011
Serum leptin level and its association with body composition in obese children
Body composition using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) can be used as an specific method for measuring fat mass and identify individual risk for cardiovascular and metabolic complications in obese children.Objective: To investigate serum leptin level and its relationship with fat distribution in obese children.Materials and methods: Eighty-seven children (male/female=43/44, mean age 12.81±0.5 years). obese (BMI>95 ...
Endocrine Abstracts
ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
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