ESPE Abstracts

Background: Vitamin D deficiency may be associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome.Objective and hypotheses: We aimed to assess the relation between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) with the different metabolic syndrome components in overweight and obese subjects.Method: Ninety eight subjects (≥85th percentile for age and sex) recruited from the Diabetes, Endocrine & Metabolic Paediatrics Unit (DEMPU), Cairo Unive...