Sex differences in metabolic syndrome components in adolescent military dependents at high‐risk for adult obesity
Abstract
Metabolic syndrome in adolescence has been associated with adverse cardiometabolic outcomes in adulthood. Preliminary data suggest that boys may have worsened metabolic syndrome components compared to girls. Yet, little is known about the physical health of military dependents, a potentially at‐risk population.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 14, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1111/ijpo.12638
Entities
People
- Cara Olsen
- David A. Klein
- Jack A Yanovski
- Jason M. Lavender
- Jeffrey D. Quinlan
- Kathrin Hennigan
- Lisa M Shank
- M. K. Higgins Neyland
- Marian Tanofsky-Kraff
- Mark Haigney
- Mark Stephens
- Natasha A Schvey
- Rachel Schindler
- Sarah Jorgensen
- Senait Solomon
- Tracy Sbrocco
- William Leu
Organizations
- Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center
- Defense Health Agency
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Pennsylvania State University
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences