ESPE Abstracts

Background: Obesity in childhood and adolescence is often associated with dyslipidemia, hypertension, insulin resistance, inflammation, and disturbances in adipocytokine secretion, which lead to endothelial dysfunction and the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.Aim: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) among obese children and adolescents attending our out-patient childhood obesity cl...