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Prevalence of metabolic complications in children with severe obesity
Author(s) -
SEI MASAKO,
NAKATSU TADANORI,
YUASA KYOKO,
TANAKA HISAKO,
MUNAKATA HOKUMA,
NAKAHORI YUTAKA
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2007.02431.x
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , metabolic syndrome , pediatrics
Background: The purpose of the present paper was to clarify the prevalence of metabolic complications in severely obese children. Methods: The subjects of the present study were 367 severely obese Japanese children in Tokushima, who were more than 150% of the standard weight for their sex and height (school grades 1–9; age range, 6–16 years). Data concerning anthropometric and metabolic parameters (body fat %, total cholesterol, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, blood glucose, serum insulin, alanine aminotransferase, and blood pressure) were analyzed. Results: The prevalence of each abnormality in obese children was high compared with that in the general population. Metabolic variables were correlated with each other. A total of 80.4% of severely obese children had at least one complication. Conclusion: Severely obese children have various metabolic abnormalities even during their early school years. Intervention by primary physicians in cooperation with schools is needed for the prevention of lifestyle‐related diseases.