title: Metabolic syndrome among children and adolescents aged 10-18 years.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Unit in Clinical Epidemiology, Mexican Social Security Institute, Durango.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Morán
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Salazar-Vázquez
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Violante
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guerrero-Romero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011336:Probability; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution