Infectobesity in Egyptian adolescent women and its relations to carotid intima-media thickness

ABSTRACT

Background: ‘Infectobesity' is a new term to describe obesity of infectious origin, such as infection by human adenovirus-36 [Adv36]. It appears to be a new concept, evolved over the past 20 years. Visceral obesity is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Increased carotid intima-media thickness [CIMT], a marker of early-onset atherosclerosis, has been observed in obese children and adolescents. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between visceral obesity, CIMT, and Adv36 in female Egyptian adolescents