Key result
A case of a 12-year-old girl with dysmetabolic syndrome highlights that the presence of one cardiovascular risk factor in an overweight child should prompt screening for additional abnormalities.
Why the study?
The rising prevalence of childhood obesity leads to early expression of obesity-linked cardiovascular risk factors, necessitating early identification and treatment.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of screening for multiple cardiovascular risk factors in overweight children presenting with at least one abnormality.
The clinical diagnosis of dysmetabolic syndrome in an adult defines a patient with abnormal glucose metabolism (or diabetes), hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obesity. This disorder accelerates atherosclerosis and significantly raises the risk for cardiovascular events. With the marked rise in the prevalence of obesity in childhood, obesity-linked risk factors are being expressed at young ages. The case of a 12-year-old girl with dysmetabolic syndrome is described and discussed. Emerging clinical data now indicate that the presence of 1 risk factor for cardiovascular disease in an overweight child should prompt screening for additional clinical abnormalities, with the aim of finding treatable disorders.
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Falkner et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Dysmetabolic syndrome (n=1). Dysmetabolic syndrome was evaluated. A case of a 12-year-old girl with dysmetabolic syndrome highlights that the presence of one cardiovascular risk factor in an overweight child should prompt screening for additional abnormalities.
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