Application: Critiquing Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed Methods Studies



Application: Critiquing Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed Methods Studies

Introduction

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome has increased in children in the past few decades. It is said to be more complicated in children than in adults due to varying metabolic parameters in children according to their age. Metabolic syndrome is a combination of multiple metabolic abnormalities that could lead to many diseases like hypertension, cardiovascular diseases.

Metabolic syndrome in children is a serious health concern that could become a health risk in adulthood. This is because it is connected to various cardiovascular risk factors that tend to increase with an increase in weight. Children are properly diagnosed for metabolic syndrome because it is hard to predict that at what stage the children are at higher risk of the syndrome.

Summary

Metabolic syndrome in children is increasing significantly. Different researches show that obesity and diabetes play a pivotal role in the increased risk of metabolic syndrome in children. It is a concerning health issue that could lead to cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. The researches selected to address the issue highlights upon the role of obesity and diabetes in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children.

Discussion

Purpose of the Research

The purpose of the research was to assay the connection of obesity and diabetes in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in children and whether the definition provided by IDF suffices in children as that in adults (Druet et.al 2010).

Research Pre-Understandings

The research articles are made by researchers belonging to Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome working group who have explored the potential definition of metabolic syndrome in children and its prevalence in children with diabetes and obesity (NewsRx, 2008).

Literature Review

The research focuses on the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome due to obesity and diabetes in children. Not much research has been made on the diagnosis of health related risks that occur due to metabolic syndrome in obese and diabetic children (Hypponen et.al 2000). This is a concerning issue as metabolic syndrome is said to be increasingly in patients with a significant increase in body weight. Obesity results in diabetes and together they can create health related issues in the patients (Druet et.al 2010).

Through the researches made it has become evident that a close relation lies between metabolic syndrome and type2 Diabetes. Children with diabetes in the later part of their life can develop type2 diabetes that could increase the chances of metabolic ...