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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

ey0015.12-10 | New Hormones | ESPEYB15

12.10 The Association Between Serum Vaspin and Omentin-1 Levels in Obese Children with Metabolic Syndrome

M Buyukinan , M Atar , U Can , O Pirgon , A Guzelant , I Deniz

To read the full abstract: J Obes 2018;16:76-81In this study, a lower level of serum omentin-1 and a higher level of vaspin were detected in pubertal obese children with MetS compared with obese children without MetS. MetS is characterized by central obesity, and increased visceral adipose tissue mass is associated with higher prevalence of insulin resistance; these pose risks for T2DM and cardio...