ESPE Abstracts

Objective: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the clinical utility of fat mass percentage (%fat) and estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR) for predicting MetS in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D).Method: We conducted a descriptive, cross sectional study including T1D patients between 8–18 years of age. Modified criteria of IDF, WHO and NCEP were used to determine the prevalence of MetS. eGDR, a validated ...