Prevalence of Dyslipidemia and Associated Factors in Obese Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Selin Elmaoğulları,
Derya Tepe,
Seyit Ahmet Uçaktürk,
Fatma Karaca Kara,
Fatma Demirel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.566
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1308-5735
pISSN - 1308-5727
DOI - 10.4274/jcrpe.1867
Subject(s) - dyslipidemia , medicine , hypertriglyceridemia , endocrinology , body mass index , insulin resistance , obesity , fatty liver , triglyceride , gastroenterology , cholesterol , disease
Childhood-onset obesity is associated with increased mortality and morbidity related to cardiovascular diseases (CVD) during adulthood. Dyslipidemia has a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of CVD. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and related factors among obese children and adolescents.
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