2006
Ethnic differences in beta cell adaptation to insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents
Weiss R, Dziura JD, Burgert TS, Taksali SE, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Ethnic differences in beta cell adaptation to insulin resistance in obese children and adolescents. Diabetologia 2006, 49: 571-579. PMID: 16456682, DOI: 10.1007/s00125-005-0109-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly insulin responseObese childrenInsulin resistanceInsulin clearanceInsulin responseAims/hypothesisThe prevalenceObesity-related insulin resistanceOral glucose loadLower insulin clearanceType 2 diabetesAcute insulin responseGlucose tolerance levelsAltered glucose metabolismSevere insulin resistanceBeta-cell adaptationAfrican American subjectsEthnic groupsHypothesisThe prevalenceGlucose toleranceGlucose loadInsulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismMethodsSeven hundredClearanceHispanic origin
2004
Validation of Insulin Sensitivity Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Parameters in Obese Children and Adolescents
Yeckel CW, Weiss R, Dziura J, Taksali SE, Dufour S, Burgert TS, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Validation of Insulin Sensitivity Indices from Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Parameters in Obese Children and Adolescents. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2004, 89: 1096-1101. PMID: 15001593, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-body insulin sensitivity indexOral glucose tolerance testInsulin sensitivity indexIntramyocellular lipid contentInsulin sensitivityInsulin resistanceObese youthLarge cohortComposite whole body insulin sensitivity indexOral glucose tolerance test parametersSurrogate indexClamp-derived insulin sensitivityImpaired glucose toleranceGlucose tolerance testType 2 diabetesEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampInsulin sensitivity measurementsGlucose toleranceMetabolic syndromeObese childrenObese populationPoor functionPlasma glucoseTolerance testInsulin response