Cardiometabolic Risk and Body Composition in Youth With Down Syndrome

201950 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Babette S. Zemel · University of Pennsylvania

Mary Pipan · Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Andrea Kelly · University of Pennsylvania

Abstract

Despite similar insulin resistance, youth with DS had greater prevalence of dyslipidemia and prediabetes than typically developing youth, which was not fully explained by VFAT.

Topics & Keywords

Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Diabetes and associated disorders Chronic Disease Management Strategies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 144, Issue 2

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-0137

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