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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiometabolic risk factors associated with an increased risk for the development of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. The prevalence of the MetS is not particularly high in the overall pediatric population (3 %–4 %) but it is as high as 30 %–50 % among overweight youth. Several definitions of the MetS have been used, thus, generating confusion...
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