Abstract
Summary Objective Assessment of the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Egyptian school students suffering from obesity. Methods This study included 462 Egyptian school students who suffer from obesity where their body mass index was >95th percentile. Their age ranged between 7 and 18 years. Clinical, anthropometric and laboratory assessment were done to all cases. The diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome was done according to modified WHO criteria adapted for children (1999). Results Cases who were diagnosed as having Metabolic Syndrome represented 39.7% of the whole percentage of cases. The incidence rate among prepubertal students (45.5%) was higher than among pubertal ones (37%) (p Conclusions The prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in the studied sample was higher in prepubertal than pubertal students and in girls more than boys.
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