Homeostasis Model Assessment Is More Reliable Than the Fasting Glucose/Insulin Ratio and Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index for Assessing Insulin Resistance Among Obese Children and Adolescents

Zeynel Keskin, Mehmet; Kurtoğlu, Selim; Kendırcı, Mustafa; Emre Atabek, Mehmet; Yazıcı, Cevat

doi:10.1542/peds.2004-1921

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Homeostasis Model Assessment Is More Reliable Than the Fasting Glucose/Insulin Ratio and Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index for Assessing Insulin Resistance Among Obese Children and Adolescents

Published in PEDIATRICS • Mar 2, 2005

Authors:

Mehmet Zeynel Keskin

Selim Kurtoğlu

Mustafa Kendırcı

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Simple fasting methods to measure insulin resistance, such as the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA), fasting glucose/insulin ratio (FGIR), and quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) methods, have been widely promoted for adult studies but have not been evaluated formally ...

Subject

Quantitative insulin sensitivity check index

Medicine

Insulin resistance

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