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SUBMITTER: Burrows R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4530255 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Journal of diabetes research 20150727
<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the optimal cutoff of the homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) for diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adolescents and examine whether insulin resistance (IR), determined by this method, was related to genetic, biological, and environmental factors.<h4>Methods</h4>In 667 adolescents (16.8 ± 0.3 y), BMI, waist circumference, glucose, insulin, adiponectin, diet, and physical activity were measured. Fat and fat-free mass were assessed by ...[more]