title: Relation of body fat distribution to hyperinsulinemia in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study.
abstract: The relation of body fat distribution to plasma levels of glucose and insulin during an oral glucose tolerance test was examined in 355 Black and White school-age children. Both central and peripheral fat were similarly related to fasting, 30-min, and 1-h glucose. Unlike peripheral fat, central body fat was more strongly related to the 1-h insulin response (r = 0.35 vs 0.26); this association remained significant for central fat independent of peripheral fat (r = 0.18). The strong relation of central fat to insulin response was noted in both races and sexes but not in either sexually immature or relatively thin children. These findings indicate that, even in early life, a central body fat pattern relates positively to insulin response to glucose load. Thus, knowledge of body fat localization may help identify persons most susceptible to hyperinsulinemia in early life.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shear
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Smoak
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Harsha
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Webber
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Berenson
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000293:Adolescent; D044383:Black People; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin