Metabolic profil in a group of obese Moroccan children enrolled in schools in the city of Rabat

Metabolic profil in a group of obese Moroccan children enrolled in schools in the city of Rabat

INTRODUCTION: to determine the metabolic profile in a group of obese children in Morocco. METHODS: the BMI, the waist circumference, the blood pressure and metabolic parameters in 73 children (37 obese and 36 normal) were compared. RESULTS: 80% of obese children had abdominal obesity (p =0.0001). Fo...

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Main Authors: Nezha Mouane, Imane Cherkaoui Dekkaki, Said Ettair, Toufik Meskini, Nabil Khalloufi, Aziz Bouklouze, Amina Barka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Pan African Medical Journal 2014-12-01
Series:The Pan African Medical Journal
Subjects:
obesity
child
abdominal obesity
blood pressure
metabolic syndrome
Online Access: https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/19/377/pdf/377.pdf

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