Degree of Obesity and Glucose Allostasis Are Major Effectors of Glucose Tolerance Dynamics in Obese Youth
Weiss R, Cali AM, Dziura J, Burgert TS, Tamborlane WV, Caprio S. Degree of Obesity and Glucose Allostasis Are Major Effectors of Glucose Tolerance Dynamics in Obese Youth. Diabetes Care 2007, 30: 1845-1850. PMID: 17475938, DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral glucose tolerance testDegree of obesityElevated glucose levelsObese youthGlucose toleranceAmbient glycemiaInsulin sensitivityGlucose levelsSecond oral glucose tolerance testBaseline BMI z-scoreGlucose tolerance testBMI z-scoreAltered glucose metabolismCross-sectional analysisTolerance testInsulin sensitizationGlucose metabolismObesityZ-scoreLongitudinal assessmentLongitudinal changesMajor effectorGlycemiaSignificant reduction