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Title
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in children and adolescents with varying degrees of obesity.
Authors
Calcaterra, V; Klersy, C; Muratori, T; Telli, S; Caramagna, C; Scaglia, F; Cisternino, M; Larizza, D
Abstract
Childhood obesity is increasingly common and is associated with health problems; in particular, obesity plays a central role in the metabolic syndrome (MS). We estimated the prevalence of MS in Caucasian children and adolescents with varying degrees of obesity.