Overweight/obesity in adolescents with phenylketonuria: protective and predisposing factors

• Main Authors: Adriana Márcia Silveira (Author), Poliane Lopes Lima (Author), Michelle Rosa Andrade Alves (Author), Rosângelis Del Lama Soares (Author), Viviane de Cássia Kanufre (Author), Valéria de Melo Rodrigues (Author), Ana Lúcia Pimenta Starling (Author), Rocksane de Carvalho Norton (Author), Marcos José Burle de Aguiar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with overweight/obesity development in adolescents with early diagnosed phenylketonuria treated exclusively by diet. Methodology: In this cross-sectional study anthropometric measurements, serum phenylalanine levels, and 10 metabolites ass...