Abstract:Aim: Mexico is currently ranked first in childhood obesity. Measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is an important diagnostic method to identify patients at risk of or already having frank atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to determine if there was a correlation between cIMT and anthropometric and clinical variables in pediatric patients with obesity. Methods: Anthropometric and clinical variables were collected from 28 pediatric patients with obesity between 10 and 18 years old who unde… Show more
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