The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Children and Adolescents in Dalmatia: A Hospital Based Study
Joint Authors
Šimunović, Marko
Božić, Joško
Milić, Lukrecija
Unić, Ivana
Skrabic, Veselin
Source
International Journal of Endocrinology
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) are one of the biggest public health issues in child and adolescent population.
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this hospital based study is the first report on the prevalence of MS in obese children and adolescents in Dalmatia, the Mediterranean part of Croatia.
The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of individual cardiovascular risk factors and MS.
Between January 2009 and June 2014, 201 obese subjects aged 6 to 18 were analyzed retrospectively from our Pediatric Endocrine Unit database.
The subjects were then classified in two groups of obesity; subjects with BMI z score 2.0–3.0 were classified as moderately obese and subjects with BMI z score > 3.0 were classified as severely obese.
The overall prevalence of MS using the modified IDF criteria was 30.3%.
The most common component of MS in both groups was arterial hypertension, while impaired fasting glucose was the least common component of MS.
Our finding of high prevalence of MS underlines the importance of early childhood obesity treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Šimunović, Marko& Božić, Joško& Milić, Lukrecija& Unić, Ivana& Skrabic, Veselin. 2016. The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Children and Adolescents in Dalmatia: A Hospital Based Study. International Journal of Endocrinology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Šimunović, Marko…[et al.]. The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Children and Adolescents in Dalmatia: A Hospital Based Study. International Journal of Endocrinology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105796
American Medical Association (AMA)
Šimunović, Marko& Božić, Joško& Milić, Lukrecija& Unić, Ivana& Skrabic, Veselin. The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Children and Adolescents in Dalmatia: A Hospital Based Study. International Journal of Endocrinology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1105796
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1105796