Metabolic syndrome and associated factors in Iranian children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study

Heshmat, Ramin; Hemati, Zeinab; Qorbani, Mostafa; Asl, Laleh; Motlagh, Mohammad; Ziaodini, Hasan; Taheri, Majzoubeh; Ahadi, Zeinab; Shafiee, Gita; Aminaei, Tahereh; Hatami, Hooman; Kelishadi, Roya

doi:10.15171/jcvtr.2018.37

Metabolic syndrome and associated factors in Iranian children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study

Heshmat R., Hemati Z., Qorbani M., Asl L. N., Motlagh M. E., Ziaodini H., ...More

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC RESEARCH, vol.10, no.4, pp.214-220, 2018 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.15171/jcvtr.2018.37
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC RESEARCH
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Page Numbers: pp.214-220
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of the common metabolic disorders seen in children and adolescents. This study aims to assess the rate of the MetS and its associated factors in a nationally-representative sample of Iranian pediatric age groups. 3