Metabolic profil in a group of obese Moroccan children enrolled in schools in the city of Rabat.

Autor: Mouane, Nezha, Dekkaki, Imane Cherkaoui, Ettair, Said, Meskini, Toufik, Khalloufi, Nabil, Bouklouze, Aziz, Barkat, Amina
Zdroj: Pan African Medical Journal; 2014, Vol. 19, p1-7, 7p, 3 Charts, 4 Graphs
Abstrakt: Introduction: to determine the metabolic profile in a group of obese children in Morocco. Methods: the BMI, the waist circumference, the blood pressure and metabolic parameters in 73 children (37 obese and 36 normal) were compared. Results: 80% of obese children had abdominal obesity (p Conclusion: obesity is number one risk of cardiovascular disease for children. Early detection can help for an appropriate care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index