ea0016p519 | Obesity | ECE2008
Colombo Manuela Carla
, Quarti-Trevano Fosca
, Dell'Oro Raffaella
, Gamba Pierluigi
, Arenare Francesca
, Perego Rita
, Ilardo Valeria
, Grassi Guido
, Mancia Giuseppe
Objective: The metabolic syndrome (MS) is characterized by a marked sympathetic activation. Whether this adrenergic overdrive is mainly dependent on the obese state or it can be detected also in absence of obesity is unknown, however.Design and Methods: In 25 male patients (age 41.4±yrs., mean±S.E.M.) with MS (ATP III criteria) and in 12 age-matched healthy male controls, we measured body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC...