Relationship between aminotransferases levels and components of the metabolic syndrome among multiethnic adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1253-1261

  Carrillo Iregui, Adriana ^a   Lopez Mitnik, Gabriela ^a   Cossio, Sissi ^a   Garibay Nieto, Nayely ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^a   Messiah, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cardiometabolic risk; Liver function; Metabolic syndrome; Minority; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AMERICA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 79955493118     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2010.199     Document Type: Article

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