Threshold value of subepicardial adipose tissue to detect insulin resistance in obese children

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Abaci A., Tascilar M. E., Saritas T., Yozgat Y., Yesilkaya E., Kilic A., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY, vol.33, no.4, pp.440-446, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/ijo.2009.1
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.440-446
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: Until now, the association between subepicardial adipose tissue ( SAT), insulin resistance and intima-media thickness (IMT) has not been evaluated in obese children. In this study, we evaluated whether echocardiographic SAT is related to insulin resistance and IMT in obese children.