Racial disparity in glucagon-like peptide 1 and inflammation markers among severely obese adolescents

Authors :: Velasquez-Mieyer, Pedro A.
Cowan, Patricia A.
Perez-Faustinelli, Sylvia
Nieto-Martinez, Ramfis
Villegas-Barreto, Cesar
Tolley, Elizabeth A.
Lustig, Robert H.
Alpert, Bruce S.
Source :: Diabetes Care. April 2008, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p770, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2008
Abstract: OBJECTIVE--Compared with Caucasians, obese African-American adolescents have a higher risk for type 2 diabetes. Subclinical inflammation and reduced glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) concentration are linked to the pathogenesis of the [...]

Subjects :: Research
Childhood obesity -- Research
Glucose -- Research
Fibrin -- Research
Inflammation -- Research
Glucose tolerance test -- Research
Youth -- Research
African Americans -- Research
Fibrinogen -- Research
Type 2 diabetes -- Research
Insulin resistance -- Research
Peptides -- Research
Insulin -- Research
Glucose tolerance tests -- Research
Dextrose -- Research
Obesity in children -- Research
Teenagers -- Research

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