Journal article
Screening for Dysglycemia in Overweight Youth Presenting for Weight Management
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the performance of current screening recommendations for detecting dysglycemia in children and adolescents with obesity.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, an oral glucose tolerance test and demographic (age, sex, family history of diabetes, and ethnicity), clinical (BMI z score, waist circumference, and pubertal stage), and laboratory variables used in current pediatric screening criteria for type 2 …
Authors
Morrison KM; Xu L; Tarnopolsky M; Yusuf Z; Atkinson SA; Yusuf S
Journal
Diabetes Care, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 711–716
Publisher
American Diabetes Association
Publication Date
April 1, 2012
DOI
10.2337/dc11-1659
ISSN
0149-5992