Insulin Resistance in Children with Helicobacter Pylori Infection.
From: Central Laboratory Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. ozdem@akdeniz.edu.tr
Journal of endocrinological investigation
- Publish Date: Mar 2007
- ISSN: 1720-8386
- Volume: 30
- Issue: 3
- Pages: 236-40
- Medium: Internet
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Ozdem S, Akcam M, Yilmaz A, et al. Insulin Resistance in Children with Helicobacter Pylori Infection.. J. Endocrinol. Invest. Mar 2007;30:236-40
Abstract
We aimed at investigating insulin resistance in children with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. Fasting serum insulin and glucose levels were determined in 31 children with H. pylori (+) (H. pylori-infected group, 20 girls and 11 boys, median age 12 yr, range 6-17) and 29 H. pylori (-) (control group, 18 girls and 11 boys, median age 13 yr, range 5-16). Insulin resistance was assessed using homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) score. Fasting serum glucose levels did not differ significantly between H. pylori (+) and (-) children. Both HOMA-IR score and serum insulin levels were significantly higher in H. pylori-infected compared to control children. The findings of the present study suggested that there is a certain relation between H. pylori infection and insulin resistance in children.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adolescent, Blood Glucose, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Helicobacter Infections, Helicobacter pylori, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Male
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