Obesity and the Development of Insulin Resistance and Impaired Fasting Glucose in Black and White Adolescent Girls
Author(s) -
David J. Klein,
Lisa Aronson Friedman,
William R. Harlan,
Bruce Barton,
George B. Schreiber,
Robert M. Cohen,
Linda C. Harlan,
John A. Morrison
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/diacare.27.2.378
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , obesity , impaired fasting glucose , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes , body mass index , insulin , homeostatic model assessment , cohort , incidence (geometry) , impaired glucose tolerance , physics , optics
Age at onset of type 2 diabetes has decreased during the past 20 years, especially in black women. Studies of factors associated with insulin resistance and hyperglycemia in preadolescent and adolescent populations are essential to understanding diabetes development.
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