ABSTRACT
L. GRAVES, S. P. GARNETT, C. T. COWELL, L. A. BAUR, A. NESS, N. SATTAR, AND A. LAWLOR
7.1 INTRODUCTION
Obesity in childhood is associated with adverse levels of cardiometabolic risk factors, including higher blood pressure (BP), triglycerides, total and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) and insulin, and lower high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) [1-3]. Furthermore, childhood obesity is positively and linearly associated with obesity and related cardiovascular disease in adulthood [4]. It is important to identify children who are at increased risk of developing comorbidities associated with obesity, to potentially intervene and prevent the development of chronic disease including type 2 diabetes.
