Complex clinical-metabolic assessment of the status of children with obesity and arterial hypertension

A total of 50 children with obesity and hypertension were examined comprehensively. It was revealed that in this category of children there is a high growth, acceleration of the rates of sexual development, a de-crease in the quality of life and a greater frequency of pathology from the side of the cardiovascular system in the form of functional disorders and increased blood pressure. Biochemical studies showed that one-third of children with abdominal obesity had a pathology of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, which was accompa-nied by an increase in the level of uric acid in the blood