Gender-related differences in cardiometabolic risk factors and lifestyle behaviors in treatment-seeking adolescents with severe obesity

• Main Authors: Lisa Ha Barstad (Author), Pétur B. Júlíusson (Author), Line Kristin Johnson (Author), Jens Kristoffer Hertel (Author), Samira Lekhal (Author), Jøran Hjelmesæth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity during adolescence is associated with cardiovascular mortality in adulthood. The adverse obesity-related cardiometabolic risk profile is already observed in adolescence. We aimed to examine possible gender differences in cardiometabolic risk factors and lifestyle behavior...