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- Title
Gender and race influence metabolic benefits of fitness in children: a cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Curtis, Vanessa A; Carrel, Aaron L; Eickhoff, Jens C; Allen, David B
- Abstract
Increasing obesity and poor cardiovascular fitness (CVF) contribute to higher rates of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children. While the relative contributions of fitness and body fat on development of insulin resistance (IR) in children and adolescents remains unresolved, gender- and race-specific differences likely exist in the degree to which CVF influences IR and risk for T2DM. Better understanding of how gender and race affect interactions between body fat, CVF, and metabolic health would be helpful in designing effective and targeted strategies to reduce obesity-associated disease risk. We evaluated whether metabolic benefits of fitness on reducing inflammation and insulin resistance (IR) are affected by gender and race.
- Publication
International journal of pediatric endocrinology, 2012, Vol 2012, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
1687-9856
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1687-9856-2012-4