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Objective
To examine factors related to progression of dysglycemia in overweight and obese youth in a large primary care setting.
Research design and methods
10‐ to 18‐year‐old youth with body mass index (BMI) > 85 percentile and first‐time A1c 5.7%‐7.9% (39‐63 mmol/mol) were identified retrospectively through electronic medical records (EMR). Levels of dysglycemia were defined as low‐range...
To evaluate whether the presence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in obese adolescents is associated with other comorbidities of obesityA total of 85 obese teens (70% female and 30% male) with fasting insulin >25 μU/ml and family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or acanthosis nigricans were studied. Mean age was 15.8 ± 1.7 years and body mass index (BMI) was 39.3 ± 6.6 kg/m 2 . Of the...
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