Medical Sciences

Comparative Classification Performance of Anthropometric, Body Composition, and Cardiometabolic Indices for Identifying ALAD-Defined Metabolic Syndrome in Panamanian Adults

By Griselda B. Arteaga, Xenia Hernandez Adames, Ivonne Torres-Atencio, Orlando Serrano Garrido

Figure 1. Participant flow and derivation of the final analytical cohort. — Figure 1. Participant flow and derivation of the final analytical cohort.Participant flow and derivation of the final analytical cohort.Arteaga et al.

Cross-sectional study of 262 peopleBiomarkers

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The paper

Griselda B. Arteaga, Xenia Hernandez Adames, Ivonne Torres-Atencio, Orlando Serrano Garrido

Universidad de Panamá

Medical Sciences, 20 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.3390/medsci14040500 PubMed 42646634

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