ESPE Abstracts

Background: Despite the metabolic syndrome in pediatrics is a well recognized entity, there is no unanimous consensus on exact value of MS to predict long-term cardiovascular risk. Hepatic Steatosis (HS) is another emerging condition associated to pediatric obesity.Objective and hypotheses: To evaluate the prevalence of MS in a large pediatric obese population, assess the relationship between MS and HS, and evaluating the possible role of HS in defining ...