Authors
Roya Kelishadi, Stephen R Cook, Atoosa Adibi, Zahra Faghihimani, Shohreh Ghatrehsamani, Abolfazl Beihaghi, Hamidreza Salehi, Noushin Khavarian, Parinaz Poursafa
Publication date
2009/12
Journal
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Volume
1
Pages
1-10
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Objectives
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, abnormalities of liver enzymes and sonographic fatty liver, as well as the inter-related associations in normal weight, overweight and obese children and adolescents.
Methods
This cross-sectional study was conducted among a sample of 1107 students (56.1% girls), aged 6-18 years in Isfahan, Iran. In addition to physical examination, fasting blood glucose, serum lipid profile and liver enzymes were determined. Liver sonography was performed among 931 participants. These variables were compared among participants with different body mass index (BMI) categories.
Results
From lower to higher BMI category, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and systolic blood pressure increased, and …
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