Acanthosis nigricans and oral glucose tolerance in obese children.
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Acanthosis nigricans in obese Chinese children.
OBJECTIVES. To investigate the demographic characteristics and insulin resistance in local overweight/obese Chinese children with and without acanthosis nigricans, and the associations of acanthosis nigricans with insulin resistance and other cardiometabolic co-morbidities. DESIGN. Case series with cross-sectional analyses. SETTING. A regional hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS. Chinese children a...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical pediatrics
دوره 49 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010