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The prevalence of pediatric metabolic syndrome—a critical look on the discrepancies between definitions and its clinical importance

INTRODUCTION: The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) describes the clustering of cardio-metabolic risk factors—including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, elevated blood pressure, high levels of triglycerides, and low levels of high-density lipoproteins—that increase the risk for developing cardiovascul...

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Autores principales: Reisinger, Carolin, Nkeh-Chungag, Benedicta N., Fredriksen, Per Morten, Goswami, Nandu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7752760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33208861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-020-00713-1