Today we are facing an increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and young adults. In this group of children, the metabolic syndrome describes a set of conditions which are particularly influencing the general and cardiovascular health. We measured several parameters associated with metabolic syndrome (body-mass-index, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, levels of HDL cholesterol, triglyceride and glucose) in 441 children in 15 schools in Munich over a time period of 42 months and describe the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in this cohort.
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Today we are facing an increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and young adults. In this group of children, the metabolic syndrome describes a set of conditions which are particularly influencing the general and cardiovascular health. We measured several parameters associated with metabolic syndrome (body-mass-index, waist circumference, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, levels of HDL cholesterol, triglyceride and glucose) in 441 children in 15 schools in Munich over a t...
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