ReviewTranslational pediatrics2017
Metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents.
Review in Translational pediatrics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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121 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Metabolically obese normal weight phenotype in children and adolescents aged 3 to 18 years: a systematic review.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Pooled it
- Inflammatory Biomarkers and Components of Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents: a Systematic Review.Inflammation · 2022Pooled it
- COVID-19 and screen-based sedentary behaviour: Systematic review of digital screen time and metabolic syndrome in adolescents.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Health-Related Criterion-Referenced Cut-Points for Musculoskeletal Fitness Among Youth: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Associations of Dietary Intake on Biological Markers of Inflammation in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- OVERWEIGHT AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH PHENYLKETONURIA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of the healthy school recognized campus initiative on metabolic syndrome among adolescents in texas: a pilot randomized factorial trial study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Trial
- Food Insecurity and Its Cardiovascular Implications in Underresourced Communities.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Trial
- The effect of Mediterranean diet on inflammatory biomarkers and components of metabolic syndrome in adolescent girls.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2023Trial
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- Age-Driven Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Empagliflozin: Toward Precision Dosing in Youth.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2026Article
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- Functional Foods as Modulators of Epigenetic Mechanisms Affecting Metabolic Health in Adolescence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Preventing Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents Through Exercise.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Profile and predictors of metabolic syndrome among young adults attending a Medical College in Quetta City, Pakistan.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Article
- Celiac disease and metabolic syndrome: from risk to a preventive opportunity, in the perspective of children's health.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Development and Morphological/Microstructural Characterization of a Novel Synergic Synbiotic Co-EncapsulatedFood science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Obesity and Left Ventricular Function in American Indian Adolescents: Strong Heart Family Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Bioactive Plasmid- and Phage-Encoded Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) in the Human Gut: A Metatranscriptome-Virome Profiling Reveals Exploratory Links to Metabolic Human Diseases.Microbial ecology · 2025Article
- Uncovering age-specific subtypes of pediatric obesity and metabolic syndrome using machine learning algorithms.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents is increasing, in parallel with the increasing trends in obesity rates. Varying definitions of this syndrome have hindered the development of a consensus for the diagnostic criteria in the pediatric population. While pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome is not completely understood, insulin resistance and subsequent inflammation are thought to be among its main mechanistic underpinnings. Overweight and obesity are cardinal features, along with abnormal glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Other disorders associated with metabolic syndrome include fatty liver, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and pro-inflammatory states. Prevention and management of this condition can be accomplished with lifestyle modifications, behavioral interventions, pharmacological and surgical interventions as needed.
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