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Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype Indicates Insulin Resistance in Adolescents According to the Clamp Technique in the BRAMS Study.
Childhood obesity (Print) - 1 Dec 2016
Barreiro-Ribeiro Francieli, Vasques Ana Carolina Junqueira, da Silva Cleliani de Cassia, Zambon Mariana Porto, Rodrigues Ana Maria De Bernardi, Camilo Daniella Fernandes, Antonio Maria Ângela Reis de Góes Monteiro, Dâmaso Ana Raimunda, Campos Raquel Munhoz da Silveira, Tufik Sergio, de Mello Marco Túlio, Geloneze Bruno
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify cutoff points for detecting hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype (HTWP) in adolescents and to investigate the association of the HTWP with insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome components. METHODS: A multicentric cross-sectional study of 861 adolescents (10-19 years of age, 504 girls) was conducted. Pubertal stage, anthropometric, and laboratory parameters were...
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