Sex-specific association of plasma nesfatin-1 concentrations with obesity in children.

Olaya de DiosLeticia HerreroTeresa Gavela-PérezLeandro Soriano-GuillénCarmen Garcés

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2019)

Our study shows lower concentrations of nesfatin-1 related to obesity in girls but not in boys at two different ages. The existence of a sex-specific association between nesfatin-1 concentrations and presence of obesity highlights the need of an analysis by gender of the relationship of nesfatin-1 with obesity.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
young adults
adipose tissue
mental health
skeletal muscle
body mass index
drug induced