U.S., Sept. 19 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07181733) titled 'BNP in Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome' on March 03.
Brief Summary: MetS is a syndrome characterized by a combination of diabetes, hypertension and visceral obesity, altered blood lipids, beginning in childhood, leading to chronic disease in adulthood. Adult criteria for defining MetS require a minimum of 3 risk factors, listed in the NCEP ATP III (National Cholesterol Education Program, Adult Treatment Panel III, ATP III), they are hyperglycaemia, hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL-C, hypertension, obesity and increased waist circumference.
The pediatric definitions are described mainly by Cooks, Zimmet and de Ferranti are as well based ...