ESPE Abstracts

Background: Metabolic Syndrome (MS) represent a common dysmetabolic state in obese children and adolescents. Although data in youth show a role of gut hormones in the risk of developing MS, no data are available during the prepubertal age, especially across clusters of MS.Objective: Thus the aims of this study were to evaluate components of the MS in prepubertal obese children compared to controls and to characterize cha...