ESPE Abstracts

Aim: Circulating levels of calprotectin have been reported in obesity-related chronic low-grade inflammation in adults, but has not been evaluated in pediatric population. We investigated serum calprotectin in overweight and obese children and its association with metabolic comorbidities.Methods: We enrolled 131 children (11.7±4.1 years). According to BMI, the subjects were divided into three groups: obese >95th percentile; overweight BMI 75th&#...