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- Title
Screening for metabolic complications of childhood and adolescent obesity: A scoping review of national and international guidelines.
- Authors
Lim, Carey Yun Shan; Foo, Yu Wah; Tok, Chanel Li Xuan; Lim, Yvonne Yijuan; Loke, Kah Yin; Lee, Yung Seng; Ng, Nicholas Beng Hui
- Abstract
Summary: The rise in prevalence of childhood obesity is paralleled by an increase in obesity‐related metabolic complications, which add significantly to the population burden of cardiovascular morbidity in the long term. Early detection of obesity‐related metabolic complications through appropriate screening strategies forms a crucial aspect of obesity management. We performed a scoping review of international and national guidelines on the management of pediatric obesity to evaluate the recommendations on screening for metabolic complications, namely, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease. Thirty guidelines were included, 23 (76.7%) of which had some guidance on screening for metabolic complications. However, there were significant variations in the extent and details of recommendations for screening for these metabolic complications. There has been no consensus on the body mass index (BMI) thresholds, age of onset, frequency, and screening tests recommended for detecting hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease between guidelines. These variations did not appear to be polarized based on geographical location or population ethnicity. We provide our recommendations on metabolic screening based on the strength of evidence in the guidelines, also incorporating recommendations from key childhood hypertension, diabetes, and lipid guidelines. Appropriate implementation of screening strategies is crucial to improve detection of metabolic complications, to allow for earlier or more intensified interventions for affected children with obesity.
- Subjects
ADOLESCENT obesity; CHILDHOOD obesity; MEDICAL screening; NON-alcoholic fatty liver disease; FATTY liver; DYSLIPIDEMIA; BODY mass index
- Publication
Obesity Reviews, 2022, Vol 23, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
1467-7881
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/obr.13513