The association of obesity and obesity-related conditions with carotid extra-medial thickness in children and adolescents.

M BekdasE KayaE DagistanS B GoksugurF DemirciogluM ErkocogluMustafa Dilek

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2015)

We have found that carotid EMT is associated with cIMT, obesity and insulin resistance and the assessment of carotid EMT may provide additional information concerning early vascular disease.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight loss
adipose tissue
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
epithelial mesenchymal transition
weight gain
polycystic ovary syndrome
healthcare
optical coherence tomography
glycemic control