Endocrine Abstracts

Purposes: To report the prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome (MS) and its related components among adolescents living in the city of Almería (south of Spain). To examine the distribution of HOMA-IR (homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance).Methods: A total of 373 subjects attending secundary school (aged 12–17 years) participated in a community-based cross-sectional survey. IOTF (International Obesity Task Force) criteria were u...