TY - JOUR T1 - Frequency of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes among the obese children and adolescents in Kashan during 2009-11 TT - فراوانی سندروم متابولیک و دیابت نوع 2 در کودکان و نوجوانان چاق شهر کاشان طی سال های 1388 تا 1389 JF - KAUMS JO - KAUMS VL - 16 IS - 3 UR - http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-1483-en.html Y1 - 2012 SP - 240 EP - 247 KW - Metabolic syndrome KW - Type 2 diabetes mellitus KW - Obesity KW - Children N2 - Background: An increase in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) among the obese children is associated with such complications as the early cardiovascular diseases. This study was undertaken to evaluate the frequency of MetS and T2D among the obese children and adolescents in Kashan. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 450 obese children aged 4-18 years in Kashan. Demographic data were recorded for each case and the 12-hour fasting blood samples were collected to determine the total cholesterol, HDL, triglyceride, and plasma glucose levels. MetS was defined as the presence of at least three of the following five criteria: (1) BMI≥95th percentile for age and gender, (2) triglyceride level >95th percentile for age and gender, (3) HDL level M3 ER -