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Importance of plasma leptin in predicting future weight gain in obese children: a two-and-a-half-year longitudinal study.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Jul 2002
Savoye M, Dziura J, Castle J, DiPietro L, Tamborlane W V, Caprio S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether relatively low leptin levels predict changes in adiposity in prepubertal and pubertal obese children. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: In a biracial cohort of 68 obese children (33 male and 35 female; 46 Caucasians and 22 African-Americans, age range 7-18 y), we measured at baseline fasting insulin and leptin levels, height and weight and calculated body mass index (kg/m(2)) and...
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