Open AccessCross-Sectional Association between Blood Pressure, in vivo Insulin Sensitivity and Adiponectin in Overweight Adolescents
Author(s) -
Javier de las Heras,
SoJung Lee,
Fida Bacha,
Hala Tfayli,
Silva Arslanian
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000331462
Subject(s) - adiponectin , medicine , overweight , endocrinology , body mass index , blood pressure , obesity , abdominal obesity , insulin resistance , insulin , waist
To examine the cross-sectional relationship between blood pressure (BP) and (1) in vivo insulin sensitivity (IS) and (2) circulating adiponectin levels in overweight adolescents, and to determine if these relationships are driven by adiposity.
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