Insulin sensitivity from preschool to school age in patients with severe obesity.

BACKGROUND: Insulin sensitivity decreases at puberty transition, but little information has been provided on its earlier time-course. Aim of the present study was to describe the time-course of insulin sensitivity in severely obese children at the transition from preschool to school age. RESEARCH DE...

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Main Authors: Melania Manco, Maria Rita Spreghini, Rosa Luciano, Cecilia Pensini, Rita Wietrzycowska Sforza, Carmela Rustico, Marco Cappa, Giuseppe Stefano Morino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3729946?pdf=render