Research Article

Adiponectin could be a comprehensive marker of metabolic syndrome in obese children

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 25 , issue 2 , 2012 , pages: 53–56

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2012.11734405

Author(s): H. Atwa Department of Pediatrics, , B. Mesbah Department of Pediatrics, , A. Sad Department of Pediatrics,

Keywords: obesity , metabolic syndrome , adiponectin

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Abstract

Objectives: The objectives were to investigate the relationship between the serum adiponectin level and the metabolic syndrome (MS) phenotype in children, and to examine the independent association between the serum adiponectin level and the individual components of MS.

« Editor’s note

Overweight, obesity and underweight in rural black South African children »