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Geographic variation in the frequency of abdominal adiposity and metabolic syndrome in Italian adolescents with type 1 diabetes

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  1. Department of Movement Sciences, Parthenope University of Naples, via Medina 40, 80133, Naples, Italy

    Giuliana Valerio

  2. Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    Claudio Maffeis

  3. Department of Pediatrics, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy

    Stefano Zucchini

  4. Pediatrics Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Fortunato Lombardo

  5. Pediatric Diabetes Unit, Meyer Children Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Sonia Toni

  6. Department of Pediatrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Ivana Rabbone

  7. Unit of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Giovanni Federico

  8. Department of Pediatrics, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Andrea Scaramuzza

  9. Department of Pediatrics, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Adriana Franzese

  10. Paediatric Diabetes Unit, Maternal-Infantile Department, AOU OORR, Salesi Hospital, Ancona, Italy

    Valentino Cherubini

  11. Department of Pediatrics, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    Maria Antonietta Zedda

  12. Department of Pediatrics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Valeria Calcaterra

  13. IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy

    Valeria Calcaterra

  14. Department of Pediatrics, SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy

    Riccardo Lera

  15. Pediatrics Unit, Hospital of Casarano, Lecce, Italy

    Giuliana Cardinale

  16. Pediatrics Unit, Hospital of Locri, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Mariella Bruzzese

  17. Department of Medical Sciences of Children and Adults, University of Modena, Modena, Italy

    Lorenzo Iughetti

  18. Department of Pediatrics, Perrino Hospital, Brindisi, Italy

    Francesco Gallo

  19. S. Croce and Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy

    Valeria De Donno

  20. Department of Pediatrics, Cetraro and Paola Hospitals, ASP Cosenza, Italy

    Fiorella De Berardinis

  21. Department of Pediatrics, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy

    Dario Iafusco

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Correspondence to Giuliana Valerio.

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Communicated by Renato Lauro.

The study was conducted on behalf of Study Group on Diabetes of the Italian Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (ISPED).

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Valerio, G., Maffeis, C., Zucchini, S. et al. Geographic variation in the frequency of abdominal adiposity and metabolic syndrome in Italian adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Acta Diabetol 51, 163–165 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-013-0494-6

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