What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the relationship between the severity of obesity and the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in pediatric and young adult populations.

September 30, 2015New England Journal of MedicineOpen Access

Cardiometabolic Risks and Severity of Obesity in Children and Young Adults

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Population

Children and young adults with severe obesity

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

ASAsheley Cockrell SkinnerDuke University EPEliana M. PerrinUnited States Department of Housing and Urban Development LMLeslie A. MossUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Implication

Supports enhanced cardiometabolic surveillance in severely obese boys and young men; leaves open causal links and intervention effects.

Key Points

To evaluate the relationship between the severity of obesity and the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors in pediatric and young adult populations.
Assessed cardiometabolic risk factor profiles across differing tiers of obesity severity.
Evaluated prevalence patterns and sex-specific differences in children and young adults.
Severe obesity correlated with an increased prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors.
The heightened cardiometabolic risk associated with severe obesity was especially prominent among boys and young men.

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Population

Children and young adults with severe obesity

Outcome

Prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors

Severe obesity in youth, particularly in males, is associated with a higher prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors.

Cite This Study

Skinner et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ccf700da2a6987e0cbfbc0 https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1502821

Topics

Hypertension management

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Cardiometabolic Risks and Severity of Obesity in Children and Young Adults

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