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To evaluate the degree of obesity and plasma high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels in relation to insulin resistance status among school children in Taiwan.After multistage sampling, we randomly selected 1438 children (701 boys and 737 girls) with the mean age of 13.4 years (from 12 to 16) in Taipei in 2003. Anthropometric measures and plasma biochemical variables (including lipid profiles,...
Objectives: Leptin is a multifunctional polypeptide produced primarily by adipocytes and associated with the occurrence of obesity and insulin resistance. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), a polypeptide cytokine produced primarily by mononuclear phagocytes, plays a key role in the initiation of the inflammatory response but has a multitude of effects in many tissues. The interactions between TNF-α...
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