Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among obese school students

Assessment of the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Egyptian school students suffering from obesity. This study included 462 Egyptian school students who suffer from obesity where their body mass index was >95th percentile. Their age ranged between 7 and 18 years. Clinical, anthropometric and laboratory assessment were done to all cases. The diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome was done according to modified WHO criteria adapted for children...