2004
Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
Weiss R, Dziura J, Burgert TS, Tamborlane WV, Taksali SE, Yeckel CW, Allen K, Lopes M, Savoye M, Morrison J, Sherwin RS, Caprio S. Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents. New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 350: 2362-2374. PMID: 15175438, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa031049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdiponectinAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolC-Reactive ProteinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlucose Tolerance TestHumansInsulin ResistanceIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-6Logistic ModelsMaleMetabolic SyndromeObesityPrevalenceProteinsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsDegree of obesityC-reactive proteinMetabolic syndromeBody mass indexAdiponectin levelsInsulin resistanceBlood pressureStandard glucose tolerance testC-reactive protein levelsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolZ-scoreAdverse cardiovascular outcomesSeverity of obesityGlucose tolerance testLevels of triglyceridesCardiovascular outcomesLipoprotein cholesterolObese subjectsObese childrenUnit of increaseMultiracial cohortNonobese childrenPlasma lipidsChildhood obesityObesity
1996
Co-existence of severe insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia in pre-adolescent obese children
Caprio S, Bronson M, Sherwin RS, Rife F, Tamborlane WV. Co-existence of severe insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia in pre-adolescent obese children. Diabetologia 1996, 39: 1489-1497. PMID: 8960831, DOI: 10.1007/s001250050603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObese groupHyperglycaemic clampInsulin resistanceObese preadolescentsInsulin actionGlucose-stimulated insulin levelsHigher insulin infusion ratesNon-oxidative glucose metabolismGlucose uptakeDuration of obesityGroup of obeseNon-obese subjectsBeta-cell functionDevelopment of obesityEuglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic clampSevere insulin resistanceInsulin infusion rateCross-sectional analysisOnset of pubertyAbility of insulinSevere obesityObese adultsObese childrenObese subjectsInsulin levelsHyperleptinemia: an early sign of juvenile obesity. Relations to body fat depots and insulin concentrations
Caprio S, Tamborlane WV, Silver D, Robinson C, Leibel R, McCarthy S, Grozman A, Belous A, Maggs D, Sherwin RS. Hyperleptinemia: an early sign of juvenile obesity. Relations to body fat depots and insulin concentrations. American Journal Of Physiology 1996, 271: e626-e630. PMID: 8843759, DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.271.3.e626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisceral fat massLeptin levelsLeptin concentrationsFat depotsJuvenile obesityFat massInsulin concentrationsDb/db miceHyperglycemic clamp studiesAdult obese subjectsOb gene productDevelopment of obesityFa/fa ratsLeptin mRNA expressionSubcutaneous fat depotsMagnetic resonance imagingSpecific fat depotsObese subjectsNonobese subjectsObese childrenDb miceNonobese childrenAcute increaseObese stateHyperinsulinemic conditions