ea0029p1269 | Obesity | ICEECE2012
Ille J.
, Furic-Cunko V.
, Cigrovski N.
, Bogdanic A.
, Rojnic Putarek N.
, Radica A.
, Dumic M.
Prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents is reaching epidemic proportions. It is followed by the increase in incidence of type 2 diabetes (DM2) and dyslipidemia, and both disorders are risk factors of cardiovascular complications.Aim: The aim was to define the prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), DM2, hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia in overweight children and adolescents in Croatia.Subjects and met...