“Síndrome metabólico en pediatría y adolescencia: prevalencia en pacientes con sobrepeso” by TABARES, MARCELA LILIANA, GAITH, GAITH, PETENIAN, EDUARDO, TORRES, MARIA LIA

“…In pediatrics, overweight has resulted in the occurrence of alterations which so far have been typical in adulthood, such as metabolic syndrome (MS).OBJECTIVES: 1) Get prevalence of MS in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity based on 3 diagnostic criteria: NCEP (National Cholesterol Education Program) ATPIII (Adult Treatment Panel III), ALAD (Latin American Diabetes Association), and WHO (World Health Organization, 1998) in adult population; 2) Determine the most prevalent variables outside the recommended values; 3) Evaluate the relation between body mass index (BMI) with HOMA, insulinemia (INS), blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol (TC), cholesterol-HDL (HDL-C), fasting glucose (FG), triglyceride (TG), and cholesterol LDL (LDL-C).POPULATION, MATERIALS AND METHODS: 93 subjects were evaluated (6 to 14 years old) with overweight or obesity, BMI >85. …”
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Hemoglobina glicada (HbA1c) : un indicador fundamental en el diagnóstico y seguimiento de la diabetes mellitus by Stradella, Agustina Teresa

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