Skeptical Look at the Clinical Implication of Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood Obesity

M Wasniewska, G Pepe, T Aversa, S Bellone… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined by a cluster of several cardio-metabolic risk factors,
specifically visceral obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and impaired glucose metabolism …

The oscillometric pulse wave analysis is useful in evaluating the arterial stiffness of obese children with relevant cardiometabolic risks

MS Mihuta, C Paul, A Borlea, CM Cepeha… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Early detection of all complications of childhood obesity is imperative in order to minimize
effects. Obesity causes vascular disruptions, including early increased arterial stiffness and …

[HTML][HTML] A population-based study of children suggests blunted morning cortisol rhythms are associated with alterations of the systemic inflammatory state

R Roy, UJ Dang, KM Huffman, T Alayi, Y Hathout… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background In children, digital media, lifestyle, and the COVID pandemic have impacted
sunlight exposure, exercise, and diet patterns-cues that entrain the circadian clock. We …

Subclinical atherosclerosis progression in obese children with relevant cardiometabolic risk factors can be assessed through carotid intima media thickness

MS Mihuta, C Paul, A Ciulpan, F Dacca, IP Velea… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The proposal to use intima-media thickness as a non-invasive and cost-
efficient biomarker of subclinical atherosclerosis in obese children. Abstract Given the …