Luis Eduardo Procoacute;pio Calliari | Author | SciTechnol

Luis Eduardo Procoacute;pio Calliari Author

caliari@uol.com.br

Subjects of specialization
Metabolic syndrome, Cardiovascular risk, Insulin resistance, Type 1 Diabetes

Affiliation
Pediatric Diabetes Outpatient Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Biography

Luis Eduardo Procoacute;pio Calliari Pediatric Diabetes Outpatient Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. His publications include: 1.McNeill AM, Rosamond WD, Girman CJ, Golden SH, Schmidt MI, et al. (2005) The metabolic syndrome and 11-year risk of incident cardiovascular disease in the atherosclerosis risk in communities study. Diabetes Care 28: 385-90. 2.Kaur JA (2014) A Comprehensive review on metabolic syndrome. Cardiol Res Pract.

Publications

Short Communication Open Access

Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a Mixed Population: Are Girls at a Higher Risk?

Author(s):

Thaís Kataoka Homma, Renata Maria de Noronha and Luis Eduardo Procópio Calliari

We studied the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adolescents with T1 Diabetes in a mixed population. Overall prevalence was 10.5%, all female. Late puberty, overweight, and obesity were other associated risk factors. These results suggest that obese adolescent girls with T1D are at a higher risk of metabolic syndrome.

DOI: 10.4172/2470-7570.1000121

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