Association of Plasma Leptin Concentrations with Adiposity Measurements in Rural Chinese Adolescents

AUTOR(ES)

Zhang, Shanchun

FONTE

The Endocrine Society

RESUMO

Context: There is evidence that leptin is involved in the etiology of obesity-related cardiovascular disease in adults. This raises the question of whether leptin levels in adolescence are indicative of adiposity-related cardiovascular risk.

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