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Sex Differences In Cardiometabolic Risk Factors In Youth With Obesity, Lucrecia Valdez
Sex Differences In Cardiometabolic Risk Factors In Youth With Obesity, Lucrecia Valdez
Theses and Dissertations--Nutrition and Food Systems
Background: The prevalence of hypertension in children and adolescents is rising, with 13% having elevated blood pressure and 5% having hypertension. Sex differences play a role in cardiovascular diseases in adults but are not well defined in youth. The objective of this study is to identify sex differences in obesity-mediated cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents. Methods: This is a pilot study of n=82 youth with obesity recruited from a High BMI Clinic. Clinical data and blood samples were collected at a single time point. Serum sterols were quantified via LC-MS/MS. Number of cardiometabolic risk factors were evaluated. Data are mean …