Cardiometabolic-related Diagnoses in Youth With Klinefelter Syndrome

Article Title: Population-based Assessment of Cardiometabolic-related Diagnoses in Youth With Klinefelter Syndrome: A PEDSnet Study

Authors: Davis, Nokoff, Furniss, Pyle, Valentine, Fechner, Ikomi, Magnusen, Nahata, Vogiatzi, and Dempsey

Date of Publication: February 1, 2022

“Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases are common among men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) and contribute to high morbidity and mortality.”

“This large, population-based cohort of youth with KS had a higher odds of most cardiometabolic-related diagnoses than matched controls.”

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