Serum uric acid levels in obese children and adolescents: Linkage to testosterone levels and pre-metabolic syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1225-1232

  Denzer, Christian ^a   Muche, Rainer ^a   Mayer, Hermann ^b   Heinze, Eberhard ^a   Debatin, Klaus Michael ^a   Wabitsch, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital Hochried   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Childhood obesity; Metabolic syndrome; Testosterone; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HORMONE; INSULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; VARIANCE;

EID: 0347513369     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2003.16.9.1225     Document Type: Article

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