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Exploring the use of adjusted body mass index thresholds based on equivalent insulin resistance for defining overweight and obesity in UK South Asian children.

Mohammed T HuddaAngela S DoninChristopher G OwenAlicja R RudnickaNaveed SattarDerek G CookPeter H WhincupClaire M Nightingale
Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2018)
SA adjusted overweight/obesity thresholds based on equivalent IR were markedly lower than BMI thresholds for WE children, and defined more than half of SA children as overweight/obese.
Keyphrases
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • adipose tissue
  • body mass index
  • metabolic syndrome
  • weight gain
  • weight loss
  • high fat diet
  • young adults
  • type diabetes
  • skeletal muscle
  • physical activity