The impact of IGF-I, puberty and obesity on early retinopathy in children: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Carla Bizzarri (Author), Stefania Pedicelli (Author), Antonino Romanzo (Author), Sarah Bocchini (Author), Giorgia Bottaro (Author), Stefano Cianfarani (Author), Marco Cappa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood obesity has been correlated with coronary heart disease, but the correlation with microvascular disease remains unclear. The retinal microcirculation is affected early in the process of atherosclerosis and it offers the opportunity to indirectly study the effects of obe...