Determination of Risk Factors for the Development of Obesity and Hypertension in Children According to Perinatal Programming of Metabolism

Determination of Risk Factors for the Development of Obesity and Hypertension in Children According to Perinatal Programming of Metabolism

to determine the risk factors for developing obesity in children with exogenous-constitutional obesity and arterial hypertension, according to the theories of early programming of metabolism

A retrospective cohort study of 55 children aged 12 to 18 years (average 14.60±0.24 years) with exogenous-constitutional obesity was conducted, with 24 girls (43.6%) and 31 (56.4%) boys. Children were identified during dispensary examinations in family clinics in Samarkand in the period 2018-2019. All the examined children belonged to the Uzbek population.

Inclusion Criteria:

• SDS (standart deviation score) of body mass index (BMI) ranging from +2.0 to +3.0

Exclusion Criteria:

• secondary obesity and overweight genetic syndromes,
• refusal of the child and/or parents to be examined