The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 2 , Pages 171-176 , February 2008

Examining Metabolic Syndrome Definitions in Overweight Hispanic Youth: A Focus on Insulin Resistance

  • Gabriel Q. Shaibi, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
    • ,
  • Michael I. Goran, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael I. Goran, PhD, Departments of Preventive Medicine and Physiology and Biophysics, University of Southern California, 2250 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA. 90089-9008.

Received 31 January 2007 ,Revised 5 June 2007 ,Accepted 10 August 2007.

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 Supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R01 DK 59211 to Dr Goran and M01 RR 00043 to the University of Southern California General Clinical Research Center). This manuscript was prepared for the Pediatric Metabolic Syndrome Working Group.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00773-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.08.010

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 2 , Pages 171-176 , February 2008

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