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SUBMITTER: Heshmat R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6335982 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Heshmat Ramin R Hemati Zeinab Z Qorbani Mostafa M Nabizadeh Asl Laleh L Motlagh Mohammad Esmaeil ME Ziaodini Hasan H Taheri Majzoubeh M Ahadi Zeinab Z Shafiee Gita G Aminaei Tahereh T Hatami Hooman H Kelishadi Roya R
Journal of cardiovascular and thoracic research 20181205 4
<i><b>Introduction:</b></i> Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of the common metabolic disorders seen in children and adolescents. This study aims to assess the rate of the MetS and its associated factors in a nationally-representative sample of Iranian pediatric age groups. <i><b>Methods:</b></i> This nationwide cross- sectional study was designed in 2015 in 30 provinces of Iran. Participants consisted of 4,200 school students, aged 7-18 years, studied in a national school-based surveillance prog ...[more]