- ►ahajournals.org SM Grundy, JI Cleeman, SR Daniels, KA … - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of interrelated risk factors of
metabolic origin—metabolic risk factors—that appear to directly promote the
development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). 1 Patients ... Cited by 2029 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
- ►toniyancey.com [PDF] CL Ogden, SZ Yanovski, MD Carroll, KM … - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier In the United States, obesity among adults and overweight among children and
adolescents have increased markedly since 1980. Among adults, obesity is defined
as a body mass index of 30 or greater. Among children and adolescents, ... Cited by 239 - Related articles - All 25 versions
M Savoye, M Shaw, J Dziura, WV Tamborlane, … - Jama, 2007 - Am Med Assoc Context Pediatric obesity has escalated to epidemic proportions, leading to an
array of comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes in youth. Since most
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- ►nursing2008.com P Zimmet, KGMM Alberti, F Kaufman, N Tajima, … - Pediatric Diabetes, 2007 - pt.wkhealth.com Urbanization, unhealthy diets, and increasingly sedentary lifestyles have
contributed to increase the prevalence of childhood obesity, particularly in
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EN Liberopoulos, DP Mikhailidis, MS Elisaf - Obesity Reviews, 2005 - interscience.wiley.com The metabolic syndrome is a constellation of interrelated abnormalities that
increase the risk for cardiovascular disease and progression to type 2 diabetes.
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B Falkner, SS Gidding, G Ramirez-Garnica, SA … - The Journal of pediatrics, 2006 - Elsevier We examined electronic medical record (EMR) data from primary care practices on
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- ►angrylapdog.com CJ Jolliffe, I Janssen - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2007 - Elsevier The study objectives were to develop age-specific adolescent metabolic syndrome
(MetS) criteria that were linked to the health-based Adult Treatment Panel III
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BL Rodriguez, WY Fujimoto, EJ Mayer-Davis, G … - Diabetes Care, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—The analysis included 1,083 girls and 1,013 boys
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population-based study of youth 0–19 years of age with diabetes. Diabetes ... Cited by 57 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►childrenshospitalla.org [PDF] R Monzavi, D Dreimane, ME Geffner, S Braun, … - Pediatrics, 2006 - Am Acad Pediatrics RESULTS. At baseline, 49.5% of youth had multiple risk factors associated with
the metabolic syndrome, based on a modified definition of the National
Cholesterol Education Program, and 10% had impaired fasting glucose and/or ... Cited by 52 - Related articles - All 7 versions
T Lobstein, R Jackson-Leach - International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, 2006 - informahealthcare.com Objectives. Obesity in childhood is associated with the presence of risk factors
for later disease and with the early development of these diseases. This paper
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