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Leptin, adiponectin, and their ratio as markers of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk in childhood obesity.

Christine Frithioff-BøjsøeMorten Asp Vonsild LundUlrik Lausten-ThomsenPaula L HedleyOluf PedersenMichael ChristiansenJennifer L BakerTorben HansenJens-Christian Holm
Published in: Pediatric diabetes (2019)
Independent of the degree of obesity, leptin, adiponectin, and the L/A ratio were associated with insulin resistance and other cardiometabolic comorbidities in children with overweight/obesity, but the L/A ratio exhibited stronger associations than the respective adipokines.
Keyphrases
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • high fat diet induced
  • adipose tissue
  • high fat diet
  • skeletal muscle
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • weight loss
  • young adults
  • glycemic control
  • physical activity