Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance and Body Composition in United Kingdom Adolescents | Zendy

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Ethnic Differences in Insulin Resistance and Body Composition in United Kingdom Adolescents

Author(s) -

Sarah Ehtisham,

Nicola Crabtree,

P M Clark,

Nick Shaw,

Timothy Barrett

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2004-2001

Subject(s) - insulin resistance , anthropometry , medicine , endocrinology , insulin , waist , type 2 diabetes , cohort , ethnic group , body fat percentage , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , demography , sociology , anthropology

Type 2 diabetes is increasingly recognized in childhood, occurring more frequently in the United Kingdom in South Asians and in girls. South Asian children have been shown to be more insulin resistant than white European children, and girls more insulin resistant than boys. It is not clear how these sex and ethnic differences relate to body composition in childhood.

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