Uric acid, impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance in youth with overweight and obesity

The relationships between uric acid (UA) and prediabetes is poorly explored in youth. We investigated the association between UA, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), insulin resistance (IR) and low insulin sensitivity (IS) in youth with overweight/obesity (OW/OB).

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - October 13, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Procolo di Bonito, Giuliana Valerio, Maria Rosaria Licenziati, Giuseppina Campana, Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice, Anna Di Sessa, Anita Morandi, Claudio Maffeis, Claudio Chiesa, Lucia Pacifico, Marco Giorgio Baroni, Melania Manco Source Type: research