Obesity without established comorbidities of the metabolic syndrome is associated with a proinflammatory and prothrombotic state, even before the onset of puberty in children - Mauras, N; Delgiorno, C; Kollman, C; Bird, K; Morgan, M; Sweeten, S; Balagopal, P; Damaso, L (J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2010)