Prevalence of metabolic complications in children with severe obesity

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 545-552

  Sei, Masako ^a   Nakatsu, Tadanori ^b   Yuasa, Kyoko ^a   Tanaka, Hisako ^a   Indriani, ^a   Munakata, Hokuma ^a   Nakahori, Yutaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b TOKUSHIMA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Metabolic complications; Primary physician; School; Severe obesity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; OBESITY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34248639185     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02431.x     Document Type: Article

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