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., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY, cilt.33, sa.4, ss.440-446, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

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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.