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