Metabolic syndrome in childhood obesity.
Indian Pediatr
;
2007 Sep; 44(9): 657-62
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-9226
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We determined the frequency of metabolic risk factors and the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in childhood obesity.SUBJECTS:
186 obese children (97 females and 89 males), aged 11.2 +/- 2.8 (6-16) years and 98 healthy children (46 females and 52 males), aged 10.9 +/- 3.2 (6-16) years were recruited for the study, as study and control groups, respectively.METHODS:
Subjects were evaluated for anthropometry, blood pressure (BP) and biochemical cardiovascular risk factors. Metabolic syndrome was defined in presence of > 3 of the following (i) fasting triglyceride > 100 mg/dL; (ii) high density lipoprotein cholesterol < 50 mg/dL, except in boys aged 15 to 19 years, in whom the cutoff point was 45 mg/dL; (iii) fasting glucose >110 mg/dL; (iv) waist circumference > 75th percentile for age and gender and (v) systolic BP > 90th percentile.RESULTS:
We found that 144 (77.4%) children in the obese group had one, two or more cardiovascular risk factors. Using a pediatric definition, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 2.1%. In the control group, the clustering of one, two and three risk factors was very rare.CONCLUSION:
Childhood obesity is associated with increased frequency of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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