On the use of a continuous metabolic syndrome score in pediatric research
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The constellation of elevated levels of abdominal adiposity, blood pressure, glucose, and triglycerides and lowered high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol has been termed the metabolic syndrome. Given the current pediatric obesity epid...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-06-01
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| Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiab.com/content/7/1/17 |