Prevalence of Insulin Resistance in Urban Indian School Children Who Are Overweight/Obese: A Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence of Insulin Resistance in Urban Indian School Children Who Are Overweight/Obese: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Limited data are available for insulin resistance (IR) in over-weight/obese children from the Indian subcontinent. Identifying predictors of IR in this population is important, as they may be used as a screening tool for future metabolic complications.Materials and Methods: This school-b...

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Main Authors: Rashmi Ranjan Das, Manaswini Mangaraj, Saurav Nayak, Amit Kumar Satapathy, Samarendra Mahapatro, Jagdish Prasad Goyal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
insulin
pediatric
metabolic syndrome
observational study (cross-sectional study)
HOMA-IR
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.613594/full

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