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标题：Does FMF have a property to protect children from obesity?
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作者：Faysal Gok ; lsmail Dursun ; lbrahim Gokce 等
期刊名称：Health
印刷版ISSN：1949-4998
电子版ISSN：1949-5005
出版年度：2010
卷号：2
期号：3
页码：268-271
DOI：10.4236/health.2010.23038
出版社：Scientific Research Publishing
摘要：Objectives: This study investigates the prevalence of obesity in children with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 70 patients with FMF whose cases had been followed in our Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology Unit. The height and weight measurements of children with FMF were obtained and body mass index was calculated. Results: The mean body mass index was 16.7± 2.4 in the boys, and 17.4±2.9 in the girls. Nine of the children (five boys, four girls) were found to be overweight, a rate of 12.8% in FMF patients. Obesity was not detected in FMF patients. Conclusions: We think that there are some unligteening molecular mechanisms that prevent obesity in FMF patients. Due to the limited number of patients in this study, further research involving more patients are needed.
关键词：Familial Mediterranean Fever; Obesity; Children; Adipocytokines