naa a22 4500 510779166 CHVBK 20180411083241.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11892-012-0331-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11892-012-0331-2 Metabolic Syndrome in Youth: Chimera or Useful Concept? [Elektronische Daten] [M. Marcovecchio, Francesco Chiarelli] Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors associated with an increased risk for the development of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of the MetS is not particularly high in the overall pediatric population (3%-4%) but it is as high as 30%-50% among overweight youth. Several definitions of the MetS have been used, thus, generating confusion and difficulties in defining the true prevalence of this syndrome. The recent definition of the International Diabetes Federation has tried to standardize the diagnostic criteria. However, there are still some concerns about use of cut-offs values and dichotomous variables, and some debate as to whether a continuous cardiometabolic risk score could be more appropriate for the pediatric population. Although there are some studies that have shown the association between childhood and adolescent MetS with long-term outcomes, further prospective studies are needed to clarify the true value of diagnosing MetS in youth. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2012 Adolescents nationallicence Cardiometabolic nationallicence Cardiovascular disease nationallicence Children nationallicence Definition nationallicence Insulin resistance nationallicence Metabolic syndrome nationallicence Obesity nationallicence Prevalence nationallicence Type 2 diabetes nationallicence Youth nationallicence Marcovecchio M. Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti and Center of Excellence on Aging, "G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, University of Chieti, Via dei Vestini 5, 66100, Chieti, Italy aut Chiarelli Francesco Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti and Center of Excellence on Aging, "G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, University of Chieti, Via dei Vestini 5, 66100, Chieti, Italy aut Current Diabetes Reports Current Science Inc. 13/1(2013-02-01), 56-62 1534-4827 13:1<56 2013 13 11892 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-012-0331-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-012-0331-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Marcovecchio M. Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti and Center of Excellence on Aging, "G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, University of Chieti, Via dei Vestini 5, 66100, Chieti, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chiarelli Francesco Department of Paediatrics, University of Chieti and Center of Excellence on Aging, "G. D'Annunzio” University Foundation, University of Chieti, Via dei Vestini 5, 66100, Chieti, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Current Diabetes Reports Current Science Inc 13/1(2013-02-01), 56-62 1534-4827 13:1<56 2013 13 11892 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer