Thaiacute;s Kataoka Homma | Author | SciTechnol

Thaiacute;s Kataoka Homma Author

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Subjects of specialization
Sciences of Limnology, Society of Limnology,

Affiliation
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, International Society of Limnology, Israel

Biography

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, International Society of Limnology, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

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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