Article Title: High prevalence of cardiometabolic risk features in adolescents with 47,XXY/Klinefelter syndrome
Authors: Davis, DeKlotz, Nadeau, Kelsey, Zeitler, and Tartaglia
Date of Publication: June 2020
“Klinefelter syndrome (KS) occurs in 1:600 males and is associated with high morbidity and mortality due to diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Up to 50% of men with KS have metabolic syndrome, a cluster of features conferring increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These cardiometabolic (CM) risk features have not been studied in adolescents with KS. The objective of this cohort study was to compare CM risk features in adolescents with KS to controls matched for sex, age, and BMI z score.”