Estimates of insulin sensitivity and β-cell function in children and adolescents with and without components of the metabolic syndrome.

CONCLUSIONS: Children burdened by the accumulation of components of MetS exhibited a disturbed glucose metabolism as expressed by lowered peripheral insulin sensitivity and β-cell function.
PMID: 29253032 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism - December 20, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Frithioff-Bøjsøe C, Trier C, Esmann Fonvig C, Nissen A, Kloppenborg JT, Mollerup PM, Bjerrum PJ, Pedersen O, Hansen T, Holm JC Tags: Pediatr Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Source Type: research