Background Halting the rise in cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents is
crucial to curb the global burden of cardiovascular diseases. We aim to provide global …

Abstract Introduction The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) describes the clustering of cardio-
metabolic risk factors—including abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, elevated blood …

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents is increasing, in parallel with
the increasing trends in obesity rates. Varying definitions of this syndrome have hindered the …

Childhood obesity represents a worldwide concern as many countries have reported an
increase in its incidence, with possible cardiovascular long-term implications. The …

Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of cardiovascular risk
factors, which is rising in the low and middle income countries (LMICs). There are various …

Background Obesity increases both the risk of asthma and asthma severity and is a well-
known risk factor for insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome (MS) in children and …

Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been diagnosed in adolescents and among the
associated factors are low levels of physical activity, sedentary behavior over long periods …

As the prevalence of obesity in adults and youth continues at historically high rates, so does
the occurrence of obesity-related comorbidities. Many chronic diseases that were once …

The aim of this study was to establish ethnic-and gender-specific cut-off values of
triglycerides and glucose index (TyG index) for clinical usefulness in a representative …

Background It is not clear which is the best anthropometric indicator to predict metabolic
syndrome (MetS) in adolescents. Our objective was to identify the predictive power, with …