Maggio 2006 - Volume XXV - numero 5
Pagine elettroniche ; Ricerca
1Pediatra di famiglia, ASL 6, Palermo;
2Servizio di Radiologia, Ospedale dei Bambini, Palermo;
3Servizio di Patologia Clinica, Ospedale dei Bambini, ARNAS, Palermo
Indirizzo per corrispondenza: ferraradnt@libero.it
Key words: Childhood obesity, Complications, Management, Family paediatricians
We have studied 92 overweight (BMI between 22 and 25) or obese (BMI>25) children and adolescents referring to 13 family paediatricians of Palermo. The aim of the study was to estimate the effectiveness of the interventions in the management of obesity and in the prevention of its risks. In our patients the most frequent health complications of obesity were: hepatic steatosis of medium-serious degree (33%), reduced oral glucose tolerance (17%), hypertension (13%), and metabolic syndrome (10%). Less of 25% of our patients completed the follow-up and all of them return to the initial BMI after 6 months.
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