The triglyceride-glucose index as an indicator of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk in Brazilian adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective: To set cutoff points for the triglyceride and glucose index (TyG) as a marker of insulin resistance (IR) for the pediatric population. Subjects and methods: This was a cross-sectional study with schoolchildren population-based data using data of 377 schoolchildren age 10 to 17...

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Main Authors: Miriam Beatrís Reckziegel, Patrik Nepomuceno, Tania Machado, Jane Dagmar Pollo Renner, Hildegard Hedwig Pohl, Carlos Alberto Nogueira-de-Almeida, Elza Daniel de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2023-01-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972023005001201&tlng=en