Is Plasma Homocysteine Level Associated With Metabolic Syndrome Components in Adolescents?

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Budak N., Yazici C., Oeztuerk A., BAYRAM F., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., Kurtoglu S.

METABOLIC SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS, vol.7, no.4, pp.357-361, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 7 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2009
• Doi Number: 10.1089/met.2008.0037
• Journal Name: METABOLIC SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.357-361
• Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: This study investigated whether serum homocysteine (Hcy) level is associated with metabolic syndrome components, including high waist circumference ( WC), hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP), and insulin resistance (IR) in adolescents living in Central Anatolia, Turkey.