Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of cardiovascular risk
factors, which is rising in the low and middle income countries (LMICs). There are various …

Children with “metabolically healthy obesity”(MHO) are a distinct subgroup of youth with
obesity, who are less prone to the clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors. Although this …

Background Intra-individual coexistence of anthropometrically defined undernutrition and
'metabolic obesity', characterised by presence of at least one abnormal cardiometabolic risk …

Currently, there is no consensus on the criteria for identifying metabolic syndrome in
children, as observed in the diversity of research developed. For this reason, a scoping …

Background The prevalence of obesity and its two important phenotypes, the metabolically
healthy obese (MHO) and the metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO) are 10.9, 9.1, and 1.8 …

The relationship between visceral adiposity index (VAI) and unhealthy metabolic phenotype
remained unclear in children and adolescents. This study aimed to investigate their …

It is well established that pediatric obesity is closely associated with an increased risk of
metabolic diseases, all of which lead to marked increase in cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Background Childhood obesity has become a significant public health issue worldwide.
Socioeconomic status is among its key determinants. This study examined the …

Background: Obesity, particularly in the upper part of the body, is a major health problem.
Measuring the neck circumference (NC) and wrist circumference (WrC) is a relatively new …

Cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) is a growing concern in children and adolescents,
marked by obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia. This study aimed to …