Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Children and Adolescents using Three Different Criteria and Evaluation of Risk Factors - Original Article
Author(s) -
Özlem Sangün,
Bumin Nuri Dündar,
Muhammet Köşker,
Özgür Pirgon,
Nihal Olgaç Dündar
Publication year - 2011
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.v3i2.15
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , family history , obesity , metabolic syndrome , pediatrics , population , medical record , diabetes mellitus , prevalence , body mass index , epidemiology , endocrinology , environmental health
To compare the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) in Turkish obese children and adolescents by using three different definitions and to assess the risk factors through a retrospective evaluation of anthropometric and laboratory parameters.
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