Dentists may recommend evaluation for MetS in the patients with infrequent daily toothbrushing and disuse of dental floss.

Bone density at the femoral neck decreased after bariatric surgery, compared to that in nonsurgical controls, whereas bone density at the lumbar spine did not show a difference between groups. Further larger scale studies with comparative nonsurgical controls are warranted to overcome the heterogeneity among studies in this analysis and to add evidence of possible bone loss subsequent to bariatric surgical procedures.

Objective: Vitamin D insufficiency is known to be related to cardiometabolic disorders; however, the associations among serum Results: Vitamin D insufficiency, defined as 25(OH)D concentration ,50 nmol/l, was found in 75?3 % of Korean adolescents and was associated with an increased risk of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. Waist circumference and BMI were the most closely correlated cardiometabolic components of metabolic syndrome according to serum 25(OH)D status, but no significant relationship was found between serum 25(OH)D concentration and insulin resistance or for the risks for high blood pressure, hyperglycaemia, reduced HDL-cholesterol or hypertriacylglycerolaemia, with or without adjustment for confounding variables. Conclusions: Low serum 25(OH)D concentration appears to be associated with several cardiometabolic risk factors and an increased risk of the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Korean adolescents.

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