Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in Caucasian obese children and adolescents: Comparison between three different definition criteria

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 341-342

  Sartorio, Alessandro ^a   Agosti, Fiorenza ^a   De Col, Alessandra ^a   Mornati, Daniela ^a   Francescato, Maria Pia ^b   Lazzer, Stefano ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; ITALY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34247590331     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2006.12.010     Document Type: Letter

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