For many years, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading cause of death around
the world. Often associated with CVD are comorbidities such as obesity, abnormal lipid …

Objective. Our goal was to provide an update on the worldwide prevalence of the metabolic
syndrome (MetS) in children and adolescents. Evidence acquisition. The Medline and …

Context Hyperuricemia is a predictor for the development of hypertension and is commonly
present in new-onset essential hypertension. Experimentally increasing uric acid levels …

Background Variation in the fat mass and obesity–associated (FTO) gene has provided the
most robust associations with common obesity to date. However, the role of FTO variants in …

Background and Objective Obesity is a rising problem among adolescents in modern
societies; it results in long-term cardio-metabolic problems. Possible overlooked drivers of …

Objective Childhood obesity is increasingly common and is associated with health
problems; in particular, obesity plays a central role in the metabolic syndrome (MS). We …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of triglyceride to hdl-c ratio (TG:
HDL-C) as an insulin resistance (IR) marker for overweight and obese children. A total of …

Introducción: El sobrepeso y la obesidad en niños y adolescentes se consideran un
problema de salud pública en el mundo. La obesidad parece ser el desencadenante más …

Objective To investigate the association between serum uric acid concentration according to
the presence or absence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and/or metabolic …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the presence of insulin resistance and its association with other
metabolic abnormalities in obese children and adolescents. METHODS: Retrospective study …