Metabolic syndrome in Turkish children and adolescents.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and phenotype of metabolic syndrome in Turkish children and adolescents. We adapted the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III criteria of metabolic syndrome to children and adolescents. Using the international cutoff points and percentiles, we determined 10- to 17-year-old Turkish children and adolescents with high blood pressure, high triglyceride (TG), low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), fasting glucose of 100 mg/dL or greater, and elevated body mass index corresponding to overweight or obesity.

Body mass index and lipid levels in children from Ankara, Turkey versus Bogalusa, Louisiana.

Background: Turkish Heart Study demonstrated that low high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are prevalent among Turkish adults.

Methods: We compared body mass index and lipid levels of Turkish children (n = 1525, ages 10-17) with the bi-racial community of Bogalusa Heart Study.

Results: Turkish children have lower body mass index than American children (19.