The relationship between serum FGF-23 concentration and insulin resistance, prediabetes and dyslipidemia in obese children and adolescents
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.32, pp.707-714, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 32
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2018-0507
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.707-714
- Inonu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Obesity is known to cause metabolic disturbances including insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and alters bone mineralization. The effects of obesity on fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23), which is important in bone mineralization, have not yet been clarified. Our aim was to investigate the association between FGF-23 concentration and obesity-associated dysmetabolism.