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Association between obesity indices and insulin resistance among healthy Korean adolescents: the JS high school study

Pediatrics
Endocrinology
Author
Lim SM et al.
Used Parameters : PBF

Publication Year : 2015

Country : Korea

Journal : PLoS One

Objective To investigate whether indices of obesity are associated with insulin resistance in Korean adolescents. Methods This study was conducted as a cross-sectional analysis of 817 healthy adolescents aged 15–16 years without diabetes. Percentiles group of weight-for-height, body mass index (BMI)-for-age, waist circumference (WC)-for-age, and skin fold thickness (SFT)-for-age were based on the 2007 Korean National Growth Charts. Percentiles of waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and percent body fat …
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