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Identifying Metabolic Syndrome in African American Children Using Fasting HOMA-IR in Place of Glucose

INTRODUCTION: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasing among young people. We compared the use of homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) with the use of fasting blood glucose to identify MetS in African American children. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Sushma, Lustig, Robert H., Fleming, Sharon E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21477504