Increasing Prevalence of Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components among Arab Youth: A Time-Series Study from 2010-2019

• Main Authors: Osama E. Amer (Author), Shaun Sabico (Author), Malak N. K. Khattak (Author), Abdullah M. Alnaami (Author), Naji J. Aljohani (Author), Hanan Alfawaz (Author), Abdulaziz AlHameidi (Author), Nasser M. Al-Daghri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic disorders, mostly studied in adults with certain ethnic groups, such as Arabs with higher predisposition and heritability. In this time-series study, we tried to determine the prevalence of MetS in the Arabic pediatric population...