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...
Main Authors: | V. P. Wickramasinghe, C. Arambepola, P. Bandara, M. Abeysekera, S. Kuruppu, P. Dilshan, B. S. Dissanayake |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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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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