RESEARCH PAPER
Evaluation of Surrogate Markers for Insulin Resistance for Defining Metabolic Syndrome in Urban Indian Adolescents MK GARG, *NIKHIL TANDON, #RK MARWAHA AND YASHPAL SINGH From Department of Endocrinology, Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune;*Department of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and #International Life Sciences; New Delhi, India. Correspondence to: Dr RK Marwaha, Flat No 17, Gautam Apartments, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi 110 049, India.
[email protected] Received: October 18, 2013; Initial review: November 19, 2013; Accepted: February 13, 2014.
Objective: To compare parameters of insulin resistance, with special reference to McAuley index, in urban Indian adolescents, and to establish their cut-off values for defining metabolic syndrome.
Participants: 695 apparently healthy adolescents grouped as normal weight (298), overweight (205) and obese (192).
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