TY - JOUR AU - Pastor-Villaescusa, Belen AU - Cañete, M Dolores AU - Caballero-Villarraso, Javier AU - Hoyos, Raul AU - Latorre, Miriam AU - Vazquez-Cobela, Rocio AU - Plaza-Diaz, Julio AU - Maldonado, Jose AU - Bueno, Gloria AU - Leis, Rosaura AU - Gil, Angel AU - Cañete, Ramon AU - Aguilera, Concepcion M PY - 2017 DO - 10.1542/peds.2016-4285 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11457 T2 - Pediatrics AB - Metformin has shown its effectiveness in treating obesity in adults. However, little research has been conducted in children, with a lack of attention on pubertal status. The objectives were to determine whether oral metformin treatment reduces BMI z... LA - en PB - American Academy of Pediatrics KW - Adolescent KW - Biomarkers KW - Body mass index KW - Cardiovascular diseases KW - Child KW - Double-blind method KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Inflammation KW - Male KW - Metformin KW - Pediatric obesity KW - Prospective studies KW - Puberty KW - Sex factors TI - Metformin for Obesity in Prepubertal and Pubertal Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. TY - research article VL - 140 ER -