Effects of changes in adiposity and physical activity on preadolescent insulin resistance: the Australian LOOK longitudinal study.

BACKGROUND: In a previous longitudinal analysis of our cohort as 8 to 10 year-olds, insulin resistance (IR) increased with age, but was not modified by changes in percent body fat (%BF), and was only responsive to changes in physical activity (PA) in boys. We aimed to determine whether these respons...

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Main Authors: Richard D Telford, Ross B Cunningham, Rohan M Telford, Jennifer Kerrigan, Peter E Hickman, Julia M Potter, Walter P Abhayaratna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3470575?pdf=render