World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with insulin resistance, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and dyslipidemia in obese children with metabolic syndrome
BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested a link between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori ) and metabolic complications outside the gastrointestinal tract, but the relationship with pediatric obesity remains unclear. We aim to study the correlation between H. pylori infection and components of insulin resistance (IR), inflammation [tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)], and cardiometabolic parameters in obese children/adolescents with a metabolic syndrome (MetS) phenotype. AIM To elucidate the association between H. …