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Unhealthy Phenotype as Indicated by Salivary Biomarkers: Glucose, Insulin, VEGF-A, and IL-12p70 in Obese Kuwaiti Adolescents.
Journal of obesity - 1 Jan 2016
Hartman Mor-Li, Goodson J Max, Shi Ping, Vargas Jorel, Yaskell Tina, Stephens Danielle, Cugini Maryann, Hasturk Hatice, Barake Roula, Alsmadi Osama, Al-Mutawa Sabiha, Ariga Jitendra, Soparkar Pramod, Behbehani Jawad, Behbehani Kazem, Welty Francine
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OBJECTIVE: Here, we investigated the relationships between obesity and the salivary concentrations of insulin, glucose, and 20 metabolic biomarkers in Kuwaiti adolescents. Previously, we have shown that certain salivary metabolic markers can act as surrogates for blood concentrations. METHODS: Salivary samples of whole saliva were collected from 8,317 adolescents. Salivary glucose concentration was measured by a...
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