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Metabolic syndrome in children (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Yue‑E Wu
    • Chong‑Lin Zhang
    • Qing Zhen
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  • Published online on: August 30, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3632
  • Pages: 2390-2394
  • Copyright: © Wu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors, including central obesity, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia and increased blood pressure. The prevalence of MetS is on the increase worldwide owing to the epidemic of overweight and obesity. The risk of prevalence of MetS greatly increases during adulthood for those children exposed to cardiometabolic risk factors in their early lives. MetS has also been associated with liver fat accumulation in children. Elevated levels of plasma alanine aminotransferase and γ-glutamyl transferase have been associated with liver fat accumulation. The present review aimed to expand knowledge on the clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors responsible for the widespread occurrence of metabolic disease in children.
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Wu YE, Zhang CL and Zhen Q: Metabolic syndrome in children (Review). Exp Ther Med 12: 2390-2394, 2016
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Wu, Y., Zhang, C., & Zhen, Q. (2016). Metabolic syndrome in children (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 2390-2394. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3632
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Wu, Y., Zhang, C., Zhen, Q."Metabolic syndrome in children (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.4 (2016): 2390-2394.
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Wu, Y., Zhang, C., Zhen, Q."Metabolic syndrome in children (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 4 (2016): 2390-2394. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3632