Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated With the Metabolically Healthy Obese (MHO) Phenotype Compared to the Metabolically Unhealthy Obese (MUO) Phenotype in Children

Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated With the Metabolically Healthy Obese (MHO) Phenotype Compared to the Metabolically Unhealthy Obese (MUO) Phenotype in Children

Background: In pediatric age the prevalence of obesity is high. Obese children who do not have other risk factors than excess weight have been defined as “metabolically healthy obese” (MHO).Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate, in a population of obese children, the prevalence of the MHO and “m...

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Main Authors: Simonetta Genovesi, Laura Antolini, Antonina Orlando, Luisa Gilardini, Simona Bertoli, Marco Giussani, Cecilia Invitti, Elisa Nava, Maria Grazia Battaglino, Alessandro Leone, Maria Grazia Valsecchi, Gianfranco Parati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
children
metabolically healthy obesity
Uric Acid
HOMA index
waist-height ratio
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00027/full

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