Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance in Normal Glucose Tolerant Brazilian Adolescents With Family History of Type 2 Diabetes

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 716 - 718
• Main Authors: da Silva, Regina C.Q, Miranda, Walkiria L, Chacra, Antonio R, Dib, Sérgio A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alexandria, VA American Diabetes Association 01-03-2005
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Body Composition; Brazil - epidemiology; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Causes of; Child; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - genetics; Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance; Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases); Endocrinopathies; Family; Female; Glucose; Hispanic people; Humans; Insulin Resistance; Male; Medical disorders; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Metabolic Syndrome - blood; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Metabolic Syndrome - physiopathology; Metabolic syndrome X; Metabolism; Miscellaneous; Other metabolic disorders; Patient Selection; Prevalence; Risk factors; Teenagers; South America; Brazil; America; United States; Endocrinopathy; Human; Type 2 diabetes; Pancreatic hormone; Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic diseases; Glucose tolerance test; Glucose; Epidemiology; Insulin; Family story; Target tissue resistance; X Syndrome; Adolescent; Insulin resistance; Antecedent; Public health
• ISSN: 0149-5992; 1935-5548
• DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.3.716

Metabolic syndrome increases risk for cardiovascular disease. The Brazilian population has a high degree of miscegenation that includes a mix of indigenous people, Afro- and Euro-Brazilians, and a widespread Latin ancestry. Here, da Silva et al determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a group of Brazilian adolescents with a family history of type 2 diabetes.