Insulin resistance and self-perceived scholastic competence in inner-city, overweight and obese, African American children

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-41

  Fyfe, Molly ^a   Raman, Aarthi ^a   Sharma, Sushma ^a   Hudes, Mark L ^a   Fleming, Sharon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Child; HOMA IR; Insulin resistance; Overweight; Scholastic competence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACADEMIC FAILURE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POVERTY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78149264543     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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