Utility of the TG/HDL-C Ratio in Estimating Pediatric Cardiometabolic Risk in a Community Hospital

• Main Authors: Adeola O. Awujoola (Author), Ana P. Torga (Author), Jose E. Valencia (Author), Hermella Alemneh (Author), Olaseni P. Prince (Author), Sandipagu P. Kant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>Background</b>: The evaluation of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is critical among children and adolescents as it can predict cardiovascular disease in adulthood. The TG/HDL-C ratio has the best predictive accuracy among the different lipid ratios. This study aims to evaluate the prevalenc...