Cardiometabolic profile of obese children in a sub-Saharan African setting: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Eunice Chedjou-Nono (Author), Suzanne Sap (Author), Simeon-Pierre Choukem (Author), Issa Ngosso Tetanye (Author), Daniel Nebongo (Author), Olivier Koki Ndombo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular and metabolic consequences of obesity in children, unlike adults, are still not well understood nor have they been subject to extensive research in Africa. We aimed to identify the cardio-metabolic complications associated with childhood obesity at the early phase...