The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors in a group of obese Saudi children and adolescents: A hospital-based study

<b>Background and Objectives: </b>We assessed the distribution of risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome in a group of obese Saudi children and adolescents. No previous studies had addressed this issue in the Saudi pediatric population. <b> Subjects and Methods:</b&...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Taha Doris, Ahmed Omaima, Sadiq Bakr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2009-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:http://www.saudiannals.net/article.asp?issn=0256-4947;year=2009;volume=29;issue=5;spage=357;epage=360;aulast=Taha