Prevalence of hyperinsulinism, type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome among Saudi overweight and obese pediatric patients.

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Obesity and overweight among children and adolescents is increasing at an alarming rate, which lead to the increase in the incidence of their related co-morbidities. Our objectives are to establish the following: 1) the prevalence of hyperinsulinism among overweight and obese pediatric patients. 2) The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among those with hyperinsulinism. 3) The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and its components among T2DM pediatric patients.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Minerva Pediatr.

Title: Minerva pediatrica

ISSN: 0026-4946

ISSN (Print): 0026-4946

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2012

Volume: 64

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Pediatrics, King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. aagha@kau.edu.sa

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Publisher Item ID: R15123669

PubMed ID: 23108324

SO-VID: 6623fc01-c6fa-4198-8d7b-c0af1ceea00a

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