Hyperinsulinemia in African-American adolescents compared with their american white peers despite similar insulin sensitivity: A reflection of upregulated β-cell function?

Diabetes Care

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1445-1447

  Hannon, Tamara S ^a   Bacha, Fida ^a   Lin, Yan ^b   Arslanian, Silva A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN METABOLISM; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN RESPONSE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CAUCASIAN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; HYPERINSULINISM; METABOLISM; NEGRO; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; SECRETION; STATISTICS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE;

EID: 49649092208     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc08-0116     Document Type: Article

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