Epicardial Adiposity in Children with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Erdal  Eren; Bulent  Koca; Mehmet  Ture; Bulent  Guzel

IJ Pediatrics

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Epicardial Adiposity in Children with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Author(s):

Erdal Eren^1,*,

Bulent Koca²,

Mehmet Ture³,

Bulent Guzel⁴

IJ Pediatrics:Vol. 24, issue 4; 411-417

Published online:Jul 06, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Aug 06, 2013

Accepted:Jun 06, 2014

How to Cite:Erdal ErenBulent KocaMehmet TureBulent GuzelEpicardial Adiposity in Children with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome.Iran J Pediatr.24(4):411-417.

Abstract

Objective: Obesity increases cardiac diseases by increasing tendency to atherosclerosis. Our aim was to define epicardial adipose tissue thickness, and its related factors in obese children.Methods: Total of 94 patients were divided into obesity with metabolic syndrome (MS) (n=30), obesity without MS (n=33), and control (n=31) groups. Auxological values with fasting glucose, fasting insulin, alanine transaminase, serum lipid levels, and high sensitive C-reactive protein levels were evaluated. Epicardial adipose tissue thickness, interventricular septum thickness and left ventricular mass were measured by echocardiography.Findings: Weight, body mass index, waist circumference, insulin, alanine transaminase, and high sensitive C-reactive protein values were markedly higher in obesity group when compared with controls (P

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Cardiovascular Diseases

Adolescence

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