Vitamin D deficiency and insulin resistance in obese African- American adolescents

• DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2011.107
• Publication Date: 2011-03-16T07:28:58Z
• Authors: Gail Nunlee-Bland; Kanwal Gambhir; Cynthia Abrams; Mustapha Abdul; Marjan Vahedi; Wolali Odonkor
• Keywords: Adult; Leptin; Male; 2. Zero hunger; Adolescent; Ideal Body Weight; Nutritional Status; Overweight; Vitamin D Deficiency; 3. Good health; Black or African American; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Case-Control Studies; Humans; Insulin; Female; Adiponectin; Obesity; Insulin Resistance; Vitamin D; Child

Objective: The study aim determined if low 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels correlated with of adiponectin and insulin resistance in African American adolescents body mass index ≥85th%.