Predictive Markers of Early Cardiovascular Impairment and Insulin Resistance in Obese Pediatric Patients.
Laura Mihaela TrandafirElena CojocaruMihaela MoscaluMaria Magdalena Leon ConstantinIngrith Crenguța MironAlexandra MaştaleruOana TeslariuMadalina Elena DatcuSilvia FoteaOtilia FrăsinariuPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
The study highlighted the importance of early markers of cardiovascular risk in obese pediatric patients represented by IL-6, ICAM, endotoxemia and their correlation with metabolic markers of insulin resistance represented by insulinemia, HOMA index and plasma cortisol. It can clearly be considered that the BMI percentile has significant predictive power for metabolic markers of insulin resistance.