Socioeconomic and Behavioral Characteristics Associated With Metabolic Syndrome Among Overweight/Obese School-age Children.

CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that certain socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics were associated with risk factors of MetS, and therefore, interventions to modify these risk factors are needed to promote the healthy development of overweight/obese school-age children. PMID: 26544172 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - November 5, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Ham OK Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research