Abstract
Metabolic Syndrome is highlighted in the current health mainly due to its increasing prevalence in the world. Its occurrence among adolescents ranges from 2.2% to 51.7%. This set of diseases, when acquired during childhood/adolescence, tends to persist into adulthood. This study aims to present the results of the latest publications that correlated ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging with the components of the Metabolic Syndrome in young people. Nine papers were found. Abdominal adipose accumulation has a strong influence on the metabolic disorders of MS, being measurable by imaging methods. It is of crucial importance to deepen the knowledge of the benefits brought by the imaging tests and their relationship with the components of the syndrome so that clinicians and radiologists can use these exams, especially in young people, where an accurate and early diagnosis allows interventions that will influence reducing the risk unfavorable outcomes in adult life. Keywords: Metabolic syndrome X; Intra-abdominal fat; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasonography Abbreviations: SM: Metabolic Syndrome; TM: Computer Tomography; RM: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; US: Ultrasonography; BVS: Health Virtual Library; CC: Waist Circumference; IMC: Body Mass Index; GAS: Subcutaneous Abdominal Fat; GAV: Visceral Abdominal Fat
Highlights
The Metabolic Syndrome (MS) has been gaining attention in the health scenario due to the increase of its prevalence in the world
Depending on the type of methodology applied in the selected articles, seven studies are cross-sectional and two of them have a methodology of cohort
Among the imaging exams are used to assess the intraabdominal fat, according to the studies analyzed, four (44.4%) used the TM, four (44.4%) resonance imaging (RM) and one (11.1%) used the US, being observed correlation of three different types of imaging examinations with the Metabolic Syndrome (SM)
Summary
The Metabolic Syndrome (MS) has been gaining attention in the health scenario due to the increase of its prevalence in the world. Among the adolescents its prevalence has wide variation from 2.2% to 51.7% [1], being that its occurrence at this stage tends to persist into adulthood [2]. The central obesity is one of the key components of SM and it has been shown that the association between obesity and cardiovascular risk regarding the fat distribution. Subjects with abdominal obesity have a higher risk than those with gluteofemoral, peripheral or gynecoid obesity [3]. The knowledge deepening on the aspects of the syndrome in young people is crucial, since precisely diagnosed; it enables interventions to reduce the risk of unfavorable outcomes in adult life. This literature review carried out in the databases Medline, through the Publisher Medline (Pubmed), Lilacs and Cochrane through the Health Virtual Library (BVS), with a time limit from 2010 to
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