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SUBMITTER: Videira-Silva A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6603613 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Videira-Silva Antonio A Albuquerque Carolina C Fonseca Helena H
Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism 20190630 2
<h4>Purpose</h4>Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a hyperpigmented dermatosis associated with obesity and insulin resistance (IR). There is no consensus whether AN extension scoring offers added value to the clinical estimation of IR. In this study we aimed to assess and score AN using both a short and an extended version of the scale proposed by Burke et al. and analyze the relationships of both versions with hyperinsulinemia and IR.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed data from 139 overweight adolescents (b ...[more]