Association of adipokines with obesity in children and adolescents.

Background: Childhood obesity is a global epidemic and is associated with a higher risk of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and other metabolic disorders. Several adipokines including resistin, visfatin, leptin and adiponectin are synthesized and secreted by adipocytes, which play an important role in obesity.

Patients & Methods: A total of 90 subjects (60 controls and 30 obese) between the ages of 5 and 18 years were selected.