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- Title
Racial disparity in glucagon-like peptide 1 and inflammation markers among severely obese adolescents.
- Authors
Velásquez-Mieyer, Pedro A; Cowan, Patricia A; Pérez-Faustinelli, Sylvia; Nieto-Martínez, Ramfis; Villegas-Barreto, Cesar; Tolley, Elizabeth A; Lustig, Robert H; Alpert, Bruce S
- Abstract
Compared with Caucasians, obese African-American adolescents have a higher risk for type 2 diabetes. Subclinical inflammation and reduced glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) concentration are linked to the pathogenesis of the disease. We determined the relationship between insulin resistance, beta-cell activity, and subclinical inflammation with GLP-1 concentrations and whether racial disparities in GLP-1 response were present in 49 obese adolescents (14 +/- 3 years; 76% African American; 71% female).
- Publication
Diabetes care, 2008, Vol 31, Issue 4, p770
- ISSN
1935-5548
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/dc07-1525