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Research Article
Anthropometric Measures and Insulin Resistance in Rural Indian Adolescents
Author(s): Bhattacharya S, Smith GD, Shah SH, Ben-Shlomo Y and Kinra SBhattacharya S, Smith GD, Shah SH, Ben-Shlomo Y and Kinra S
Aims: To evaluate the relationship of anthropometric measures with insulin resistance (IR) in 1162 Indian adolescents from the follow-up survey of the Hyderabad Nutrition trial. Methods: Analysis was done on data collected from 1162 adolescent participants of the Hyderabad Nutrition trial follow up survey. Participation included an interview, physical examinations and blood draws. Associations of body mass index (BMI), fat mass index (FMI), fat free mass index (FFMI), central to peripheral skinfold ratio (CPR), percent of body fat, waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) with IR were studied using linear regression models accounting for village clustering and adjusting for age and pubertal stage. Anthropometric indices were calculated from height, weight, skinfold thickness, waist and hip circumferences an.. Read More»