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Relationship between lipid abnormalities and insulin resistance in Japanese school children.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Dec 2006
Asato Yoshihide, Katsuren Keisuke, Ohshiro Tadashi, Kikawa Kazuhide, Shimabukuro Tadao, Ohta Takao
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Dyslipidemia and insulin resistance (IR) are risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) in adults. To help prevent the development of CHD, it may be useful to understand the relationship between lipid abnormalities and IR during childhood. METHODS AND RESULTS: IR was assessed by the homeostasis model approximation index. We studied 1175 Japanese school children (642 boys and 533 girls), aged between...
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