About the Authors
- Valmore Bermúdez
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* E-mail: valmore@gmail.com
Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Maikol Pacheco
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Joselyn Rojas
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Evelyn Córdova
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Affiliation Quantitative Methods Department, School of Economics, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Rossibel Velázquez
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Daniela Carrillo
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- María G. Parra
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Alexandra Toledo
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Roberto Añez
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Eneida Fonseca
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Rafael París Marcano
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- Clímaco Cano
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Affiliation Medicine Faculty, Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, The University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
- José López Miranda
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Affiliations Lipid and Atherosclerosis Unit, Department of Medicine, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia University Hospital/University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, CIBER Fisiopatología Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Córdoba, Spain
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: VJB RPM JLM CC. Performed the experiments: VJB MP JJR RV DC MGP AT. Analyzed the data: VJB MP EBC AT RPM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CC. Wrote the paper: JJR MP VJB JLM. Was part of the team that formulated, designed and undertook the current study: EF. Was part of the medical team in situ enrolling the patients: EF RA. Was part of the statisticians team analyzing the data: RA. Helped in the addition of the methodological aspects of the manuscript: RA.