Nutritional Status Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-School Children in the City of Montes Claros – MG, Brazil

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Authors
Igor Raineh Duraes Cruz, Daniella Mota Mourao, Daniel Antunes Freitas, Andrey George Silva Souza, Alessandra Ribeiro Pereira, Felipe Jose Aidar, Andre Luiz Gomes Carneiro
Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between nutritional status and prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in middle-school students in the city of Montes Claros – MG. The sample consisted of 382 students, aged 10-16 years. Nutritional status was evaluated using the Body Mass Index (BMI). Metabolic syndrome (MS) was defined as the presence of two or more criteria in accordance with definition of the International Diabetes Federation. The overall prevalence of MS was 7.9%. 9.7% of students with MS were overweight and 72.4% were obese. Therefore, it can be inferred that carrying excess weight considerably increases the chances for a child to develop MS, and concomitantly increases the child’s risk for developing cardiovascular disease.
DOI
DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2014-0094
Key words
dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, children, cross-sectional study, youth

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