W Zhu, X Huang, J He, M Li, H Neubauer - European journal of pediatrics, 2005 - Springer Abstract We studied ultrasonographic signs of early atherosclerosis in relation
to established risk factors of cardiovascular disease in 43 obese school-age
children compared to 28 non-obese controls. The groups did not show ... Cited by 54 - Related articles - All 3 versions
M Agirbasli, S Cakir, S Ozme, G Ciliv - Metabolism, 2006 - Elsevier The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and phenotype of metabolic
syndrome in Turkish children and adolescents. We adapted the National
Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria of ... Cited by 35 - Related articles - All 15 versions
P Brambilla, I Lissau, CE Flodmark, LA Moreno … - International journal of obesity, 2007 - nature.com The diagnostic criteria of the metabolic syndrome (MS) have been applied in
studies of obese adults to estimate the metabolic risk-associated with obesity,
even though no general consensus exists concerning its definition and ... Cited by 25 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►dvdres.com [PDF] SD De Ferranti, SK Osganian - Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research, 2007 - dvr.sagepub.com Abstract T he epidemic in childhood obesity is a driving force behind the
increase in paediatric metabolic syn- drome, a collection of abnormalities that
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- Free from Publisher ES Ford, C Li, G Zhao, WS Pearson, AH … - Diabetes Care, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc Prospective and cross-sectional studies in children have linked the metabolic
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cardiovascular disease (2), intima-media thickness (3), increased carotid ... Cited by 23 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
O Perichart-Perera, M Balas-Nakash, E … - Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2007 - Elsevier Cross-sectional descriptive study. A nutrition screening was done for all
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PW Franks, RL Hanson, WC Knowler, C Moffett … - Diabetes, 2007 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—In separate Cox proportional hazard models, adjusted for age, sex, and
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- ►nih.gov TTK Huang, TR Nansel, AR Belsheim, JA … - The Journal of pediatrics, 2008 - Elsevier Individual pediatric components alone showed low to moderate sensitivity, high
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TTK Huang, GDC Ball, PW Franks - Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2007 - article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca Abstract: The current paper reviews the important issues and challenges facing
children and adolescents with the meta- bolic syndrome (MetS). Studies suggest
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- ►unc.edu [PDF] KW Holmes, PO Kwiterovich - Current Cardiology Reports, 2005 - Springer The early lesions of atherosclerosis begin in childhood, and are related to
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