Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Schoolchildren and Adolescents in Turkey: A Population-based Study

Cizmecioglu, FİLİZ; Etiler, Nilay; Hamzaoglu, Onur; Hatun, Sukru

doi:10.1515/jpem.2009.22.8.703

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Schoolchildren and Adolescents in Turkey: A Population-based Study

Cizmecioglu F. M., Etiler N., Hamzaoglu O., Hatun S.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.22, sa.8, ss.703-714, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 8
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem.2009.22.8.703
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.703-714
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To determine prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) in the pediatric population. Methods: We studied 2,491 schoolchildren randomly selected aged 10-19 years using a multistage, stratified sampling design. Obese and overweight participants were called for further investigation (n = 456). Of these, 310 participants underwent OGTT. MS was defined according to IDF, NCEP and modified WHO guidelines.