Comparison of several anthropometric indices with insulin resistance proxy measures among European adolescents: The Helena study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 731-739

  Kondaki, Katerina ^a,c   Grammatikaki, Evangelia ^a,c   Pavón, David Jiménez ^b   Manios, Yannis ^a   González Gross, Marcela ^d   Sjöstrom, Michael ^e   Gottrand, Frédéric ^f   Molnar, Dénes ^g   Moreno, Luis A ^h   Kafatos, Anthony ⁱ   Gilbert, Chantal ^j   Kersting, Mathilde ^k   De Henauw, Stefaan ^c  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIV LILLE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^j CAMPDEN BRI   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Body mass index; Serum insulin; Skinfold sum; Waist circumference; Waist to height ratio; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RESTRICTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 79959701357     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1322-4     Document Type: Article

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