Familial aggregation of the components of metabolic syndrome

Authors

  • Roya Kelishadi
  • Sahar Sheikhbahaei
  • Alireza Najafian
  • Parinaz Poursafa
  • Mina Moeini

Keywords:

Cardiometabolic syndrome, Children, Familial pattern.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate cardiometabolic factors in children of parents with metabolic syndrome (MetS), and to determine the association of these factors among children and their parents.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted as part of the baseline survey of a longitudinal study. According to inclusion/exclusion criteria, 800 children of parents with diagnosed MetS were selected by convenience sampling. Cardiometabolic data including fasting blood glucose (FBG), serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and fat mass percentage (FMP) were collected and analyzed. Data regarding children

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Published

2026-05-08

How to Cite

Kelishadi, R., Sheikhbahaei, S., Najafian, A., Poursafa, P., & Moeini, M. (2026). Familial aggregation of the components of metabolic syndrome. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 28(2). Retrieved from https://www.pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/17444

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 2 (2012): January - March 2012 (Part-II) Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles