A systemic disorder of energy regulation associated with ectopic fat deposition, immune activation, insulin resistance, and increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2...
Prenatal stress
Small or large for gestational age
Maternal gestational diabetes or eclampsia
Maternal or pregnancy-related overweight
History of accelerated weight gain
Age at which weigh...
Ongoing weight management
Children ≥10 years of age with BMI from 85th to 94th percentile: Check lipid profile at least every 2 years until norma...
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E88.81 Metabolic Syndrome
Q: Why is it important to diagnose metabolic syndrome?
A: Although obesity increases metabolic risk, not everyone who is obese develops complications; those at the greatest cardiometabolic risk nee...
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