Importance of plasma leptin in predicting future weight gain in obese children: A two-and-a-half-year longitudinal study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 942-946

  Savoye, M ^a   Dziura, J ^a   Castle, J ^a   DiPietro, L ^a   Tamborlane, W V ^a   Caprio, Sonia ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Childhood obesity; Insulin; Leptin; Leptin resistance

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PUBERTY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036310066     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802018     Document Type: Article

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