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Nutritional assessment in adolescents is key to detect major health risks at this age, such as obesity and under nutrition, which continue as adult health risks. Recent epidemiological evidence in...
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by the clustering of obesity, impaired glucose metabolism, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, and is predictive for development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The high...
Dieulafoy's lesion is defined as a small mucosal defect overlying an abnormal, large caliber submucosal artery that protrudes through the gastrointestinal mucosa. This lesion is a rare cause of massive...
Breakfast is an important meal for adolescents to supply adequate nutrition for growth and maintenance and to prevent chronic disease. Nevertheless, the rate of skipping breakfast, which decreased 6 years...
With an uncontrollable amount of energy dense food engulfing children's life today, no child is completely protected against being overweight or obese. An inordinate intake of energy dense food and...
PURPOSE: This study was performed to evaluate the distribution of homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), a surrogate marker of insulin resistance, and its association with metabolic risk factors...
Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) results from obstructing lesions in the region of the pyloric channel. In neonates, hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is the most common cause while peptic ulcer is...
PURPOSE: To evaluate the validity and usefulness of the waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR) in screening for metabolic syndrome in Korean adolescents aged 17~19 years.
METHODS: Data (body mass index, waist circumference,...
PURPOSE: We performed this study retrospectively to review the diagnostic yield of colonoscopies in children and adolescents with various gastrointestinal symptoms and to investigate the relationship between presenting symptoms and...
PURPOSE: We compared the clinical manifestations and prognosis of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) in children with and without abdominal pain to investigate the usefulness of endoscopy.
METHODS: We retrospectively studied 185 HSP...