- ►ahajournals.org SR Daniels, DK Arnett, RH Eckel, SS Gidding, LL … - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc The prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents has dramatically increased. There
may be vulnerable periods for weight gain during childhood and adolescence that also offer
opportunities for prevention of overweight. Overweight in children and adolescents can ... Cited by 361 - Related articles - All 10 versions
JA Morrison, LA Friedman, P Wang, CJ Glueck - The Journal of Pediatrics, 2008 - Elsevier Data from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Lipid Research Clinics (LRC) Princeton
Prevalence Study (1973-1976) and the Princeton Follow-up Study (PFS, 2000-2004) were
used. Body mass index (BMI = kg/m 2 ) was used as the obesity measure in childhood ... Cited by 65 - Related articles - All 25 versions
- ►nursing2008.com S Cook, P Auinger, C Li, ES Ford - The Journal of Pediatrics, 2008 - Elsevier In NHANES 99-02, the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in all teens varied from 2.0% to
9.4% of teens in the United States, depending on the definition used. In obese teens, these prevalence
rates varied from 12.4% to 44.2%. In the group of obese teens, application of the ... Cited by 41 - Related articles - All 23 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org M Yilmaz, N Bukan, R Ersoy, A Karakoc, I Yetkin, G … - Human Reproduction, 2005 - ESHRE BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate insulin resistance (IR), glucose
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AP Ferreira, CER Oliveira, NM França - Jornal de Pediatria, 2007 - SciELO Brasil Reaven et al. described the metabolic syndrome (MS), explaining the link between insulin resistance
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G Barba, E Troiano, P Russo, P Strazzullo, A Siani - Nutrition, Metabolism and …, 2006 - Elsevier The prevalence of overweight and obesity (by IOTF references) and pediatric hypertension
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T Forst, C Hohberg, SD Fuellert, G Lübben, T … - Hormone and metabolic …, 2005 - cat.inist.fr The role of intact proinsulin and adiponectin in endothelial dysfunction and insulin resistance
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- ►critcaremed.com JM Saland - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2007 - journals.lww.com Purpose of review Provides an update on the metabolic syndrome in childhood. Recent findings
The metabolic syndrome is increasingly recognized among children. It is nearly exclusively encountered
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- ►nursing2008.com GD Kolovou, KK Anagnostopoulou, KD … - The American journal …, 2007 - journals.lww.com The insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by the variable co-existence
of hyperinsulinemia, obesity, dyslipidemia, and hyper- tension.1,2 Other features of the syndrome
include proinflammatory states, microalbuminuria, and hy- percoagulability.3–5 Despite ... Cited by 23 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►nursing2008.com BM Nathan, A Moran - Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes …, 2008 - journals.lww.com Recent findings: Development of metabolic complications associated with obesity during childhood
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