The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 4 , Pages 535-541.e1, October 2009

Persistence of the Metabolic Syndrome Over 3 Annual Visits in Overweight Hispanic Children: Association with Progressive Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

  • Emily E. Ventura, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Christianne J. Lane, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Marc J. Weigensberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, LAC + USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Claudia M. Toledo-Corral, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Jaimie N. Davis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Michael I. Goran, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael I. Goran, 2250 Alcazar Street, CSC 212, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2211.

Received 6 December 2008; received in revised form 10 March 2009; accepted 3 April 2009. published online 25 June 2009.

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 Supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R01 DK 59211), the General Clinical Research Center's National Center for Research Resources (MO1 RR 00043), and the National Cancer Institute's Center for Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (U54 CA 116848).

 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00363-1

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.04.008

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The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 4 , Pages 535-541.e1, October 2009

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