Towards a simple marker of hepato ‐visceral adiposity and insulin resistance: The Z‐score change from weight‐at‐birth to BMI‐in‐childhood

ConclusionThese results suggest that Z ‐score change BW‐BMI could be viewed as a simple candidate‐marker for hepato‐visceral adiposity and insulin resistance in prepubertal children.

Source: Pediatric Obesity - June 10, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Francis Zegher, Rita Malpique, Cristina Garcia ‐Beltran, Lourdes Ibáñez Tags: SHORT COMMUNICATION Source Type: research