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Letter to the Editor

Childhood Obesity, MMP-9 Levels, and Vitamin D

Zeynep Cerit

Dear Editor,

I have read the article entitled “MMP-9 Levels and IMT of Carotid Arteries are Elevated in Obese Children and Adolescents Compared to Non-Obese” by Andrade et al., recently published in journal, with great interest. The investigators reported that obese children and adolescents present higher mean intima-media thickness (IMT), plasma matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and MMP-9/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 ratio compared to the non-obese. Thus, these findings indicate that this group presents a risk profile for early atherosclerosis.

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  • Adolescents
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Child
  • Matrix Metaloproteinase 9
  • Overweight
  • Pediatric Obesity
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01/10/2017 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20170127

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Cerit Z. Childhood Obesity, MMP-9 Levels, and Vitamin D. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia 2017;109(4):380-1.

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Cerit, Zeynep. Childhood Obesity, MMP-9 Levels, and Vitamin D. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 109, n. 4, p. 380-381, Sep. 2017.

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Cerit, Z. (2017). Childhood Obesity, MMP-9 Levels, and Vitamin D. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 109(4), 380-381.

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Cerit, Zeynep. Childhood Obesity, MMP-9 Levels, and Vitamin D. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia [online]. 2017, vol. 109, n. 4, [cited 2026-10-14], pp. 380-381. Available from: <https://journals.cardiol.br/en/article/childhood-obesity-mmp-9-levels-and-vitamin-d/>. ISSN 0066-782X

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