title: Metabolic profil in a group of obese Moroccan children enrolled in schools in the city of Rabat.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To determine the metabolic profile in a group of obese children in Morocco.
  
  
  METHODS
  The BMI, the waist circumference, the blood pressure and metabolic parameters in 73 children (37 obese and 36 normal) were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  80% of obese children had abdominal obesity (p <0.0001). For systolic blood pressure among children who have a higher value than the 95th percentile, 85.7% were obese and 14.3% children are normal children. For diastolic blood pressure, 83.34% of obese children had higher diastolic blood pressure values in the 95th percentile and 16.6% of normal children have a higher value than the 95th percentile (p=0.013). No obese child had hyperglycemia. The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 21.6%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obesity is number one risk of cardiovascular disease for children. Early detection can help for an appropriate care.
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Recherche en Nutrition et Sciences de l'Alimentation, Faculté de Médicine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Nezha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mouane
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Recherche en Nutrition et Sciences de l'Alimentation, Faculté de Médicine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Imane Cherkaoui
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Dekkaki
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Recherche en Nutrition et Sciences de l'Alimentation, Faculté de Médicine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ettair
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Recherche en Nutrition et Sciences de l'Alimentation, Faculté de Médicine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Toufik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meskini
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Médicine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Mniversité Mohammed V de Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khalloufi
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de biostatistiques et études épidémiologiques, Faculté de Médicine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouklouze
authors.affiliation: Equipe de Recherche en Nutrition et Sciences de l'Alimentation, Faculté de Médicine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: Amina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barkat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002947:Cities / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D056128:Obesity, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055105:Waist Circumference
keywords: Obesity; abdominal obesity; blood pressure; child; metabolic syndrome