Relation of total homocysteine level with metabolic and anthropometric variables in obese children and adolescents

ABACI A., Akelma A. Z., Ozdemir O., Hizli S., Razi C. H., Akin K. O.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.42, sa.1, ss.69-76, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1011-1252
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.69-76
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Atherosclerosis, homocysteine, insulin resistance, obesity, puberty, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS, MEAN PLATELET VOLUME, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, SERUM LEPTIN, HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA, ASSOCIATION
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To evaluate the total homocysteine (tHcy) level, a risk factor for atherosclerosis, atherothrombosis, and insulin resistance, for sex and pubertal state differences in obese children. Its relationship with metabolic and anthropometric parameters was also investigated.