Exploring the use of adjusted body mass index thresholds based on equivalent insulin resistance for defining overweight and obesity in UK South Asian children

BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) overweight/obesity thresholds in South Asian (SA) adults, at equivalent type-2 diabetes risk are lower than for white Europeans (WE). We aimed to define adjusted overweight/obesity thresholds for UK–SA children based on equivalent insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) to WE...

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Autores principales: Hudda, Mohammed T., Donin, Angela S., Owen, Christopher G., Rudnicka, Alicja R., Sattar, Naveed, Cook, Derek G., Whincup, Peter H., Nightingale, Claire M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6451638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30546135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0279-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6451638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30546135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0279-7

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