2006
Alanine Aminotransferase Levels and Fatty Liver in Childhood Obesity: Associations with Insulin Resistance, Adiponectin, and Visceral Fat
Burgert TS, Taksali SE, Dziura J, Goodman TR, Yeckel CW, Papademetris X, Constable RT, Weiss R, Tamborlane WV, Savoye M, Seyal AA, Caprio S. Alanine Aminotransferase Levels and Fatty Liver in Childhood Obesity: Associations with Insulin Resistance, Adiponectin, and Visceral Fat. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006, 91: 4287-4294. PMID: 16912127, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrahepatic fat accumulationAlanine aminotransferase levelsHepatic fat fractionVisceral fatInsulin sensitivityMagnetic resonance imagingFat accumulationAminotransferase levelsMetabolic syndromeFatty liverInsulin resistanceChildhood obesityResonance imagingLipid metabolismNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseHispanic race/ethnicityAbdominal fat partitioningSerum aminotransferase elevationFatty liver diseaseBiomarkers of inflammationHepatic fat accumulationReduced insulin sensitivityFat fractionRace/ethnicityAminotransferase elevation
2005
Microalbuminuria in pediatric obesity: prevalence and relation to other cardiovascular risk factors
Burgert TS, Dziura J, Yeckel C, Taksali SE, Weiss R, Tamborlane W, Caprio S. Microalbuminuria in pediatric obesity: prevalence and relation to other cardiovascular risk factors. International Journal Of Obesity 2005, 30: 273-280. PMID: 16231019, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine albumin-creatinine ratioPresence of microalbuminuriaBody mass indexCV riskBlood pressureMetabolic syndromeRisk factorsIndividual CV risk factorsRelationship of microalbuminuriaAlbumin-creatinine ratioCardiovascular risk factorsCV risk factorsOral glucose toleranceInsulin sensitivity indexRisk factor constellationsEarly vasculopathyMicroalbuminuric rangeCardiovascular eventsCV diseaseGross proteinuriaInflammatory markersEndothelial dysfunctionNondiabetic adultsObesity clinicCreatinine ratio
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 KeywordsAdiponectinAdolescentAdultC-Reactive ProteinChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-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 obesityObesityValidation 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