title: Identification of obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in childhood and adolescence.
abstract: Obesity in the child and adolescent population is a growing problem. This article discusses the identification of obesity and overweight youth using body mass index and anthropometry and reviews literature to show the relationship between obesity and premature cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48201-2119, USA. Electronic address: pbalakri@dmc.org.
authors.forename: Preetha L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Adolescence; Cardiovascular; Childhood; Obesity; Risk factors