The metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents

Lancet. 2007 Jun 23;369(9579):2059-61. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60958-1.

Authors

Paul Zimmet¹, George Alberti, Francine Kaufman, Naoko Tajima, Martin Silink, Silva Arslanian, Gary Wong, Peter Bennett, Jonathan Shaw, Sonia Caprio; International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention of Diabetes

Affiliation

¹ International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

PMID: 17586288
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60958-1

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Aging
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*
Child
Cholesterol / blood
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / etiology*
Humans
Life Style
Metabolic Syndrome / diagnosis*
Metabolic Syndrome / etiology
Metabolic Syndrome / prevention & control
Obesity / complications
Risk Factors

Substances

Cholesterol