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The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Shifting the Focus to Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering.

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Magge, SN; Goodman, E; Armstrong, SC; COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION, ; SECTION ON ENDOCRINOLOGY, ; SECTION ON OBESITY,
Published in: Pediatrics
August 2017

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) was developed by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III, identifying adults with at least 3 of 5 cardiometabolic risk factors (hyperglycemia, increased central adiposity, elevated triglycerides, decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure) who are at increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The constellation of MetS component risk factors has a shared pathophysiology and many common treatment approaches grounded in lifestyle modification. Several attempts have been made to define MetS in the pediatric population. However, in children, the construct is difficult to define and has unclear implications for clinical care. In this Clinical Report, we focus on the importance of screening for and treating the individual risk factor components of MetS. Focusing attention on children with cardiometabolic risk factor clustering is emphasized over the need to define a pediatric MetS.

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Pediatrics

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EISSN

1098-4275

Publication Date

August 2017

Volume

140

Issue

2

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Pediatrics
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Mass Screening
  • Humans
  • Comorbidity
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Child
 

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Magge, S. N., Goodman, E., Armstrong, S. C., COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION, ., SECTION ON ENDOCRINOLOGY, ., & SECTION ON OBESITY, . (2017). The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Shifting the Focus to Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering. Pediatrics, 140(2). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-1603
Magge, Sheela N., Elizabeth Goodman, Sarah C. Armstrong, Sarah C. COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION, Sarah C. SECTION ON ENDOCRINOLOGY, and Sarah C. SECTION ON OBESITY. “The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Shifting the Focus to Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering.Pediatrics 140, no. 2 (August 2017). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-1603.
Magge SN, Goodman E, Armstrong SC, COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION, SECTION ON ENDOCRINOLOGY, SECTION ON OBESITY. The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Shifting the Focus to Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering. Pediatrics. 2017 Aug;140(2).
Magge, Sheela N., et al. “The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Shifting the Focus to Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering.Pediatrics, vol. 140, no. 2, Aug. 2017. Pubmed, doi:10.1542/peds.2017-1603.
Magge SN, Goodman E, Armstrong SC, COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION, SECTION ON ENDOCRINOLOGY, SECTION ON OBESITY. The Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents: Shifting the Focus to Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering. Pediatrics. 2017 Aug;140(2).

Published In

Pediatrics

DOI

EISSN

1098-4275

Publication Date

August 2017

Volume

140

Issue

2

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk Factors
  • Prevalence
  • Pediatrics
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Mass Screening
  • Humans
  • Comorbidity
  • Cluster Analysis
  • Child