Prevalence and independent predictors of insulin resistance in children from Crete, Greece: The Children Study

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-72

  Manios, Y ^a   Moschonis, G ^a   Kourlaba, G ^a   Bouloubasi, Z ^a   Grammatikaki, E ^a   Spyridaki, A ^b   Hatzis, C ^c   Kafatos, A ^c   Fragiadakis, G A ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b Department of Nutrition and Dietic Technological Education Institutions of Crete ^*  (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Glucose metabolism; Insulin; Obesity; Pupils

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GREECE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 38049177956     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02318.x     Document Type: Article

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