Insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents
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Insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presence of insulin resistance and its association with other metabolic abnormalities in obese children and adolescents. METHODS Retrospective study of 220 children and adolescents aged 5-14 years. Anthropometric measurements were performed (weight, height, and waist circumference) and clinical (gender, age, pubertal stage, and degree of obesity) and biochemical (glu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2255-5536
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedp.2014.03.006