Pilar Arnaiz, Salesa Barja, Luis Villarroel, Angélica Domínguez, Iván Godoy, Oscar Castillo, Marcelo Farías, Francisco Mardones
INTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome (MS) in children has been associated to subclinical atherosclerosis as estimated by carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). OBJECTIVES: We aim to ascertain the influence of MS, insulin resistance (IR) and nutritional status on CIMT. Percentiles with an increased risk of CIMT were also explored. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 447 children attending public schools in Santiago, Chile, was performed during years 2009-2011...
September 2013: Nutrición Hospitalaria: Organo Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Nutrición Parenteral y Enteral