Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: The study included 73 patients with obesity, 64 patients with metabolic syndrome and 71 healthy children (control group) aged 10 to 16 years. Physical examinations were performed, and waist circumference and systolic blood pressure measurements were recorded. Fasting blood glucose, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, insulin, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, folic acid and free carnitine levels were analyzed. The homeostatic model of assessment- insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index was calculated and recorded. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Fatih Kardaş, Arife Derda Yücel, Mustafa Kendirci, Selim Kurtoğlu, Nihal Hatipoğlu, Leyla Akın, Ülkü Gül, Songül Gökay, Pembe Soylu Üstkoyuncu |
Journal | The Turkish journal of pediatrics
(Turk J Pediatr)
Vol. 63
Issue 1
Pg. 48-58
( 2021)
ISSN: 2791-6421 [Electronic] Turkey |
PMID | 33686826
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Blood Glucose
- Insulin
- Vitamins
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Blood Glucose
- Body Mass Index
- Child
- Humans
- Insulin
- Insulin Resistance
- Metabolic Syndrome
(epidemiology)
- Pediatric Obesity
(epidemiology)
- Vitamins
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