Body mass index, cardiovascular risk factors, and carotid intima-media thickness in a pediatric population in Southern Italy

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-220

  Caserta, Carmelo Antonio ^a   Pendino, Gaspare Maria ^a   Alicante, Saverio ^b   Amante, Angela ^a   Amato, Fulvia ^b   Fiorillo, Mariateresa ^c   Messineo, Arianna ^b   Polito, Irene ^b   Surace, Monica ^b   Surace, Pasquale ^c   Vacalebre, Carmelo ^b   Zuin, Massimo ^d   Cotichini, Rodolfo ^e   Marcucci, Fabrizio ^e   Rosmini, Francesco ^e   Mele, Alfonso ^e  

^a Policlinico Madonna della Consolazione   (Italy)

^b ACE Associazione Calabrese di Epatologia   (Italy)

^c Università di Milano ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; cardiovascular risk; obesity; overweight; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; ITALY; LIPIDS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 77955229462     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181d4c21d     Document Type: Article

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