Resistência à insulina em adolescentes com e sem excesso de peso de município da Grande Florianópolis-SC/Insulin resistance in adolescents with and without overweight of a municipality of Great Florianopolis-SC/Resistencia a la insulina en adolescentes con y sin exceso de peso de municipio de la Grand Florianópolis-SC

Increased overweight prevalence among adolescents is linked to Diabetes mellitus type 2 and insulin resistance (IR). This study aimed to compare insulin resistance among adolescents with normal weight and overweight. The subjects of the study were 96 adolescents (35.4 % male, 50% overweight) aged 14...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de enfermagem 2014-01, Vol.67 (1), p.43
Main Authors: Sigwalt, Fabia Rosa, da Silva, Rosane Carla Rosendo
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Diabetes
Insulin resistance
Overweight
Teenagers
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Summary:Increased overweight prevalence among adolescents is linked to Diabetes mellitus type 2 and insulin resistance (IR). This study aimed to compare insulin resistance among adolescents with normal weight and overweight. The subjects of the study were 96 adolescents (35.4 % male, 50% overweight) aged 14-19 years (16.6±0.98). The BMI and waist circumference (WC) were categorized, according to the literature. For IR, the HOMA-IR cutoff of 4,39 was used. The chi-square test evaluated the prevalence difference between categories of weight and WC. There were no significant differences among categories and IR prevalence was 2.1%. However, overweight adolescents tended to have higher values of HOMA-IR. According to glycaemia criteria, IR was not observed in the sample.
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446