Increased Abdominal Adiposity in Adolescents and Young Adults With Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency | Zendy

Mimi S. Kim | Zendy; Anna RyabetsLienhard | Zendy; Anh Dao-Tran | Zendy; Steven D. Mittelman | Zendy; Vicente Gilsanz | Zendy; Sheree M. Schrager | Zendy; Mitchell E. Geffner | Zendy

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Increased Abdominal Adiposity in Adolescents and Young Adults With Classical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

Author(s) -

Mimi S. Kim,

Anna RyabetsLienhard,

Anh Dao-Tran,

Steven D. Mittelman,

Vicente Gilsanz,

Sheree M. Schrager,

Mitchell E. Geffner

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-4033

Subject(s) - congenital adrenal hyperplasia , medicine , abdominal obesity , adipose tissue , context (archaeology) , metabolic syndrome , endocrinology , obesity , hyperplasia , disease , 21 hydroxylase , pediatrics , physiology , biology , paleontology

Childhood obesity rates in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) exceed the high rates seen in normal children, potentially increasing their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Abdominal adiposity, in particular visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome and CVD. However, it remains unknown whether VAT is increased in CAH.

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