A non-invasive tool for the early identification of children at risk of cardiometabolic dysfunction: data from the PODiaCar project
Early detection of at-risk children can uncover cardio-metabolic traits. A 22-noninvasive variable tool was developed to identify pediatric cardio-metabolic risk. A score ≥7 effectively identifies children at cardiometabolic risk. The proposed non-invasive tool achieves good sensitivity (76.8%) and moderate specificity (52.1%). The tool supports clinicians in prevention, monitoring, and personalized care.
Authors
- Cristina Campoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9860-6785)
- Luca Marin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4185-7428)
- Giulia Fiore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-5687)
- Valter Pagani
- Matteo Vandoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3405-9364)
- Alessandro Gatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6628-7938)
- Camilo Corbellini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7476-9301)
- Umberto Ciriello
- Savina Mannarino
- Ricardo León (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5598-0710)
- Gianvincenzo Zuccotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2795-9874)
- Valeria Calcaterra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2137-5974)
- Virginia Rossi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8363-9210)
- Mireia Escudero-Marín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5594-4357)
- Elvira Verduci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-3111)
- Inmaculada Guerrero-Fernández de Alba
- Vittoria Carnevale Pellino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2299-6366)
- Lucia Labati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4190-6234)
Institutions
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- University of Milan (IT)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LU)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ES)
- Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MT)
- Ospedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Research
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-025-04603-y
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- Università degli Studi di Pavia