Obesity, insulin resistance, and the risk of an elevated alanine aminotransferase activity in the Korean adolescent population

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 25, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 945-949

  Park, Seung Ha ^b   Heo, Nae Yun ^a   Park, Jong Ha ^a   Kim, Tae Oh ^a   Yang, Sung Yeun ^a   Moon, Young Soo ^a   Kim, Chang Hoon ^c   Suk, Ki Tae ^a   Kim, Dong Joon ^a   Lee, Heon Young ^d  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^d Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Homeostatic model assessment; Insulin resistance; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; KOREA; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84867771544     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2012-0198     Document Type: Article

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