Associations between erythrocyte membrane fatty acid compositions and insulin resistance in obese adolescents

•Overweight and obesity are significant growing public health problems in children.•Increased FA levels are associated with insulin resistance in obese individuals.•This is the first study evaluating EM FA levels in obese adolescents in Turkey.•The importance of FAs, particularly EPA, is highlighted...

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Published in:	Chemistry and physics of lipids Vol. 184; pp. 69 - 75
Main Authors:	Gunes, Omer, Tascilar, Emre, Sertoglu, Erdim, Tas, Ahmet, Serdar, Muhittin A., Kaya, Güven, Kayadibi, Huseyin, Ozcan, Okan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-12-2014
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Area Under Curve Body Mass Index Child Cholesterol, HDL - blood Cholesterol, LDL - blood Chromatography, Gas Eicosapentaenoic acid Erythrocyte Membrane - chemistry Fatty acid Fatty Acids - blood Fatty Acids, Omega-3 - blood Fatty Acids, Omega-6 - blood Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - blood Female Humans Insulin - blood Insulin Resistance Male Obesity Obesity - metabolism Obesity - pathology ROC Curve Obesity Insulin resistance Eicosapentaenoic acid Fatty acid Adolescent
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