An update on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-213

  Tailor, Ameet M ^a   Peeters, Petra H M ^a,b   Norat, Teresa ^a   Vineis, Paolo ^a,c   Romaguera, Dora ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Metabolic syndrome; Systematic review; Worldwide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHINA; COMMUNITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952171250     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477160903281079     Document Type: Review

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