Body Mass Index Is Better than Other Anthropometric Indices for Identifying Dyslipidemia in Chinese Children with Obesity

Yanna Zhu; Zixian Shao; Jin Jing; Jun Ma; Yajun Chen; Xiuhong Li; Wenhan Yang; Li Guo; Yu Jin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149392

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Body Mass Index Is Better than Other Anthropometric Indices for Identifying Dyslipidemia in Chinese Children with Obesity

Yanna Zhu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yanna Zhu, Zixian Shao

Affiliation Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Zixian Shao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yanna Zhu, Zixian Shao

Affiliation Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Jin Jing,

Affiliation Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Jun Ma,

Affiliation Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Peking, China
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Yajun Chen,

Affiliation Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Xiuhong Li,

Affiliation Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Wenhan Yang,

Affiliation Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Li Guo,

Affiliation Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Yu Jin

* E-mail: jinyu@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Affiliation Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Body Mass Index Is Better than Other Anthropometric Indices for Identifying Dyslipidemia in Chinese Children with Obesity

Yanna Zhu,
Zixian Shao,
Jin Jing,
Jun Ma,
Yajun Chen,
Xiuhong Li,
Wenhan Yang,
Li Guo,
Yu Jin

Published: March 10, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149392

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