Assessing insulin resistance: Application of a fasting glucose to insulin ratio in growth hormone-treated children

Hormone Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 37-42

  Burgert, Tania S ^a   Vuguin, Patricia M ^a   DiMartino Nardi, Joan ^a   Attie, Kenneth M ^b   Saenger, Paul ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fasting glucose to insulin ratio; Growth hormone therapy; Idiopathic short stature; Insulin resistance; Turner syndrome

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SHORT STATURE; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FASTING; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURNER SYNDROME;

EID: 0036092969     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000057945     Document Type: Article

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