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Comparison of correlations of equation-derived body fat percentage and body mass index with carotid intima-media thickness

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  1. General Health Check-up Unit, Internal Medicine Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Avenida Pío XII, 31008, Pamplona, Spain

    Manuel Fortún Landecho, Inmaculada Colina, Patricia Sunsundegui & Óscar Beloqui

  2. IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain

    Manuel Fortún Landecho, Inmaculada Colina, Jorge M. Núñez-Córdoba & Óscar Beloqui

  3. General Surgery and Digestive System Service, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Bruno Camarero

  4. Research Support Service, Central Clinical Trials Unit, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Avenida Pío XII, 36, 31008, Pamplona, Spain

    Jorge M. Núñez-Córdoba

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Landecho, M.F., Colina, I., Sunsundegui, P. et al. Comparison of correlations of equation-derived body fat percentage and body mass index with carotid intima-media thickness. Acta Diabetol 56, 373–375 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-018-1255-3

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