Why the study?
What is the prevalence of fatty liver and its association with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in obese Iranian children?
Population
102 obese Iranian children referred to pediatric clinics from March 2011 to March 2012
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support metabolic screening in obese Iranian children; leaves open causality and generalizability.
What is the prevalence of fatty liver and its association with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in obese Iranian children?
Fatty liver is highly prevalent in obese Iranian children and is associated with markers of metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance.
Saki et al. (2014) studied this question.
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