In non-obese girls waist circumference predicts insulin resistance is comparably to MRI fat measures and superior to BMI

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the degree to which waist circumference (WC), BMI, and MRI measured abdominal fat deposition predict insulin resistance (IR) in non-obese girls of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. METHODS: Fifty-seven non-obese girls (12 African-American, 16 Hispanic White and 29 non-...

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Published in:Horm Res Paediatr
Main Authors: Wolfgram, Peter M., Connor, Ellen L., Rehm, Jennifer L., Eickhoff, Jens C., Zha, Wei, Reeder, Scott B., Allen, David B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4644098/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26352642
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000439130
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