The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents

Isomaa B(2001)Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality associated with the metabolic syndrome Diabetes Care 24 683-689

Almgren P(1998)Association between multiple cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis in children and young adults N Engl J Med 338 1650-1656

Tuomi T(2000)Presence of metabolic cardiovascular syndrome in obese children Eur J Pediatr 159 91-94

Forsen B(1988)Role of insulin resistance in human disease Diabetes 37 1495-1607

Lahti K(1998)Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Part 1: diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus, provisional report of a WHO consultation Diabetic Med 15 539-553

Nissen M(2002)Waist circumference for the screening of the metabolic syndrome in children Acta Paediatr 91 1307-1312

Taskinen MR(2002)Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among US adults. Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey JAMA 287 356-359

Groop L(2003)Prevalence and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in the San Antonio Heart Framingham Offspring Studies Diabetes 52 2160-2167

Berenson GS(2004)Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the city of Porto Rev Port Cardiol 23 45-52

Srinivasan SR(2003)Health consequences of obesity Arch Dis Child 88 748-752

Isomaa B(2001)Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality associated with the metabolic syndrome Diabetes Care 24 683-689

Almgren P(1998)Association between multiple cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis in children and young adults N Engl J Med 338 1650-1656

Tuomi T(2000)Presence of metabolic cardiovascular syndrome in obese children Eur J Pediatr 159 91-94

Forsen B(1988)Role of insulin resistance in human disease Diabetes 37 1495-1607

Lahti K(1998)Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Part 1: diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus, provisional report of a WHO consultation Diabetic Med 15 539-553

Nissen M(2002)Waist circumference for the screening of the metabolic syndrome in children Acta Paediatr 91 1307-1312

Taskinen MR(2002)Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among US adults. Findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey JAMA 287 356-359

Groop L(2003)Prevalence and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in the San Antonio Heart Framingham Offspring Studies Diabetes 52 2160-2167

Berenson GS(2004)Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the city of Porto Rev Port Cardiol 23 45-52

Srinivasan SR(2003)Health consequences of obesity Arch Dis Child 88 748-752