ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ACANTHOSIS NIGRICANS AND OTHER CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY.

Objective: To evaluate the presence or absence of acanthosis nigricans and its association with metabolic alterations in a group of obese and overweight children and adolescents.

Methods: A cross sectional study of 161 overweight children and adolescents, who were divided into two groups, according to presence or absence of acanthosis nigricans. Anthropometric measurements (body mass index, skinfolds, abdominal circumference), blood pressure, laboratory tests (fasting glycemia, insulin, lipid profile, triglycerides, uric acid, transaminases) and homeostasis model assessment index.