A Review on Higher BMI In Children Future Predictive for Metabolic Syndrome: Targeting Obesity Associated Consequences

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Waleed Hassan Almalki, Maher Mohammed Almalki, Khalid Mohammed Almalki, Saud Abdulaziz Alhilaly, Mohammed Abdulmuti Simsim, Mohammed Abdullah Alasmari

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Obesity among children in the U.S. and across the world is a significant problem for public health, yet very less is documented about the health effects of pre-teen and/or child obesity. Adiposity in children has been viewed as a potential risk to community health since it has been shown to be a predictor of chronic illness, which is becoming more frequent at a younger age. Although the waist circumference (WC) in the child community is not a standard assessment in the clinical settings, numerous studies have proven the fact that in children and adolescents, WC is a predictor for cardio-metabolic health. In a cross-sectional assessment that included several regression models, WC explained a higher fraction of variation in key variables for cardiovascular disease than BMI. The results of different studies comparing body mass index (BMI) to WC have been inconsistent. While combining BMI and WC did not strengthen prediction over either BMI or WC alone, in stratified analysis, high WC was observed to increase the likelihood of coronary artery disease among BMI subgroups. Moreover, the BMI and WC are significantly linked, their value in screening children at risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS) is still controversial. In this study we are thus examining the prognostic likelihoods of BMI, WC and their combinations with children MetS.

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