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Components of the metabolic syndrome among a sample of overweight and obese Costa Rican schoolchildren.

Food and nutrition bulletin - 1 Jun 2009

Holst-Schumacher Ileana, Nuñez-Rivas Hilda, Monge-Rojas Rafael, Barrantes-Santamaría Mauro

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BACKGROUND: The term "pediatric metabolic syndrome" includes a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia (including increased triglycerides and decreased HDL cholesterol), hypertension, and obesity in children. No studies have been performed on this syndrome in a pediatric population in Costa Rica. OBJECTIVE: To establish the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its...

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PMID: 19689095
DOI: 10.1177/156482650903000208

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