title: [Blood insulin levels during oral glucose tolerance tests in the obese child. Influence of age, sex, degree and duration of obesity].
abstract: A significant increase in basic and post-stimulation insulin secretion was observed in 173 obese children undergoing oral glucose tolerance tests. The hyperinsulinism, which was not related to hyperclycemia, was more important in older and heavier children. It was also observed however in younger children since the onset of obesity. It may therefore play a role in the maintenance of the obesity but also in its development. Various hypothesis to explain the origin of this hyperinsulinism and the adaptation of the system to it are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin
vernacular_title: L'insulinémie au cours de l'hyperglycémie provoquée par voie orale chez l'enfant obese. Influence de l'âge du sexe, du degré et de la durée de l'obesite