The prevalence of pediatric metabolic syndrome-a critical look on the discrepancies between definitions and its clinical importance

The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) describes the clustering of cardio-metabolic risk factors-including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure, high levels of triglycerides, and low levels of high-density lipoproteins-that increase the risk for developing cardiovascular diseases an...

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Published in:	International Journal of Obesity Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 12 - 24
Main Authors:	Reisinger, Carolin, Nkeh-Chungag, Benedicta N, Fredriksen, Per Morten, Goswami, Nandu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Nature Publishing Group 01.01.2021
Subjects:	Adolescent Blood pressure Cardiovascular diseases Child Children Clustering Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent) Dyslipidemia Female High density lipoprotein Humans Hypertension Insulin Insulin resistance Lipoproteins Male Metabolic disorders Metabolic syndrome Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology Obesity Pediatrics Prevalence Risk analysis Risk factors Subgroups Triglycerides
ISSN:	0307-0565, 1476-5497, 1476-5497
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