Metabolic syndrome (MetS), today a major global public health problem, is a cluster of
clinical, metabolic, and biochemical abnormalities, such as central adiposity, hypertension …

Excessive increased adipose tissue mass in obesity is associated with numerous co-morbid
disorders including increased risk of type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, hypertension …

Pediatricians increasingly diagnose the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in recent years to
describe cardiovascular risk and to guide management of the obese child. However, there is …

In the last decades the increasing rate of obesity in children and adolescents worldwide has
led to the onset in paediatric age of metabolic syndrome, a disease commonly associated to …

Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP 4) is regarded as a novel cardiometabolic risk factor, which is
secreted mainly by the hepatocytes and also by the adipose tissue. RBP 4 has been shown …

Background Elevated retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) levels may contribute to the
development of metabolic abnormalities, but prospective studies evaluating the association …

Introduction We evaluated the relationship between adipokine plasma concentrations and
body fat distribution and the metabolic syndrome. Methods In a cohort of 1215 patients with …

Childhood malnutrition is known as a public health concern globally. The present study aims
to assess the anthropometry and blood biochemical status of rural primary schoolchildren in …

Background: Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a frequent complication of pregnancy
defined as a restriction of fetal growth. The objective of this work was to improve the …

[Purpose] The aim of the study was to clarify the effects of regular exercise on lipid profiles
and serum adipokines in Korean children.[Subjects and Methods] Subjects were divided into …