Insulin resistance in a cohort of 5-15 year old children in urban Sri Lanka.

Vithanage Pujitha WickramasingheC ArambepolaP BandaraM AbeysekeraS KuruppuP DilshanB S Dissanayake

Published in: BMC research notes (2017)

Although many children were able to control glucose within normal limits, evidence of early development of insulin resistance was seen. Children born small but became obese, had the highest risk of developing insulin resistance.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
young adults
polycystic ovary syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss
high fat diet induced
low birth weight
preterm infants
obese patients