Insulin resistance in a cohort of 5–15 year old children in urban Sri Lanka

Abstract Background South Asian populations develop insulin resistance from a young age. Poor intrauterine growth and increased rates of post natal growth predisposes to develop insulin resistance later in life. This study identifies insulin resistance and relation to birth weight among a group of 5...

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Main Authors: V. P. Wickramasinghe, C. Arambepola, P. Bandara, M. Abeysekera, S. Kuruppu, P. Dilshan, B. S. Dissanayake
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2658-x

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