The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors in a group of obese Saudi children and adolescents: A hospital-based study

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 357-360

  Taha, Doris ^a   Ahmed, Omaima ^a   Sadiq, Bakr Bin ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 70350578687     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.55164     Document Type: Article

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