Associations of uric acid and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) with obesity and components of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 351-357

  Kong, A P S ^a   Choi, K C ^a   Ho, C S ^a   Chan, M H M ^a   Ozaki, R ^a   Chan, C W H ^a   Chan, J C N ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Gamma glutamyltransferase; Obesity; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSGLYCEMIA; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; OBESITY; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; URIC ACID; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885202706     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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