Insulin Resistance and Its Association with Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Children

Background. This study investigated the association between insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children. Methods. A cross-sectional study involving 1036 healthy children aged between 7 and 13 years was conducted. Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was calculated as an index of IR. Participants were classified according to the HOMA-IR quartiles. Results. Incremental, linear trends were found in age (), body mass index (BMI) (), body fat (), waist circumference (), resting blood pressures (BP) (), triglycerides (TG) (), total cholesterol (TC) (), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) (), FBG (), and insulin (

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