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Neck circumference and its association with central obesity and cardiometabolic co - morbidity in obese children / Galal Ismail Ahmed Elashry ; Supervised Abeer Atef Elashmawy , Nayera Elmorsi Hassan , Amany Ibrahim Mohamed

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Galal Ismail Ahmed Elashry , 2014Description: 148 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cmOther title:
  • محيط العنق و علاقـته بالسمنة المركزية و اعتلال عملية ايض القلب فى الأطفال المصابين بالسمنة [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics Summary: Obesity in children and adolescents has become an increasing clinical and public health concern. Its prevalence has increased significantly worldwide with an alarming rise of its co - morbidities that elevate the cardiovascular risk of affected people. Neck circumference (NC) has been shown to be an indicator of central adiposity and as a new screening method for measurement of obesity among children. Among those comorbidities are cardiometabolic comorbidities and metabolic syndrome which are due to impairment of systolic, diastolic blood pressure values , HDL, LDL, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose and insulin level which indicates insulin resistance. The present study was a cross-sectional case-control study done in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolism Pediatric Unit (DEMPU), pediatric Hospital, Cairo University. It included 50 obese children (BMI {u2265} 95th percentile for age and sex) and 50 non obese age and sex matched children who were taken as controls
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.11.28.M.Sc.2014.Ga.N (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110064931000
CD - Rom CD - Rom مخـــزن الرســائل الجـــامعية - البدروم المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.11.28.M.Sc.2014.Ga.N (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 64931.CD Not for loan 01020110064931000

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics

Obesity in children and adolescents has become an increasing clinical and public health concern. Its prevalence has increased significantly worldwide with an alarming rise of its co - morbidities that elevate the cardiovascular risk of affected people. Neck circumference (NC) has been shown to be an indicator of central adiposity and as a new screening method for measurement of obesity among children. Among those comorbidities are cardiometabolic comorbidities and metabolic syndrome which are due to impairment of systolic, diastolic blood pressure values , HDL, LDL, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose and insulin level which indicates insulin resistance. The present study was a cross-sectional case-control study done in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolism Pediatric Unit (DEMPU), pediatric Hospital, Cairo University. It included 50 obese children (BMI {u2265} 95th percentile for age and sex) and 50 non obese age and sex matched children who were taken as controls

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