Rodrigues, Ana J.Almeida, Maria J.Neves, Ana C.Freitas, Duarte L.Lopes, Vitor P.Afonso, Gil H.Conceição, Luís P.Esteves, Carlos Miguel AzevedoAntunes, António M.Almeida, S.2011-05-052011-05-052008Rodrigues, A.; Almeida, M.J.; Neves, A.; Freitas, D.;Lopes, Vítor P.; Afonso, G.; Conceição, L.; Esteves, C.; Antunes, A.; Almeida, S. (2008). Metabolic syndrome and obesity in children and adolescents (3-15 years) from Madeira (Portugal). In Book of Abstracts of13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Estoril978-972-735-156-5http://hdl.handle.net/10198/4165Cardiovascular diseases ICVO) are the first cause Df morbidi1y and mortality af world levei. CVD appears mostly associafed to a group cf Iodors such os hypertension, dyslipidemio, eleYoted plasmo glucose ond obesity, whose constellotion hos been nomed the metobolic syndrome IMelSl. The purposes of lhis study were: 01 to determine the prevolence of MelS in o semple of Portuguese children ond odolescents living in Madeiro Islond, ond bl which components ore the besI predidortsl of MelS in this somple.engconference object