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

ABACI, AYHAN; Tascilar, M.; Saritas, T.; Yozgat, Y.; Yesilkaya, E.; Kilic, A.; Okutan, V.; Lenk, M.

doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.1

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

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)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.1038/ijo.2009.1
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.440-446
Anahtar Kelimeler: children, subepicardial adipose tissue, intima-media thickness, insulin resistance
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

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.