The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 188-194 , February 2006

Waist circumference is an independent predictor of insulin resistance in black and white youths

  • SoJung Lee, PhD
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  • Fida Bacha, MD
    • ,
  • Neslihan Gungor, MD
    • ,
  • Silva A. Arslanian, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Silva A. Arslanian, MD, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes Mellitus, 3705 Fifth Avenue at DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Received 19 May 2005 ,Revised 30 August 2005 ,Accepted 3 October 2005.

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    Association of WC (upper panel, A through C) and BMI (lower panel, D through F) with total, abdominal subcutaneous, and visceral fat. Black squares indicate blaack; white squares, white.

    Association of WC (upper panel, A through C) and BMI (lower panel, D through F) with total, abdominal subcutaneous, and visceral fat. Black squares indicate blaack; white squares, white.

  • Image Result

    Insulin sensitivity, fasting insulin, and proinsulin across the WC (left panel, A through C) and BMI percentile (right panel, D through F) groups. Data are shown as mean ± SEM.

    Insulin sensitivity, fasting insulin, and proinsulin across the WC (left panel, A through C) and BMI percentile (right panel, D through F) groups. Data are shown as mean ± SEM.

 This research was supported by US Public Health Service Grants RO1-HD-27503, K24-HD-01357, and MO1-RR-00084 and the GCRC and Eli Lilly and Company.

PII: S0022-3476(05)00982-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.10.001

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 188-194 , February 2006

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