Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Study

Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Study

The Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Study is an observational study being conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina to investigate cardiometabolic risk parameters in obese subjects ages 4 to 21. A detailed assessment is performed on eligible subjects including fasting labwork, anthropometrics, nutrition analysis, body composition testing, echocardiography, and carotid IMT measurements.

Inclusion Criteria:

age 4 to 21 years history of obesity (BMI at or over the 95th% for age/gender)

Exclusion Criteria:

age below 4 or above 21 years no history of obesity current pregnancy current chronic oral steroid use current insulin use