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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
versión impresa ISSN 0120-0011
Resumen
CHANG-RUEDA, Consuelo et al. Correlation of HOMA-IR with BMI-for-age percentile in children and adolescents from the Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico. rev.fac.med. [online]. 2019, vol.67, n.4, pp.635-638. ISSN 0120-0011. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v67n4.67159.
Introduction:
Insulin resistance (IR) is a major risk factor for developing diabetes mellitus type 2 and cardiovascular diseases. In pediatrics, morbidity and mortality associated with these diseases highlights the diagnostic importance of IR for primary care.
Objective:
To determine Homeostatic Model Assessment Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) values and their correlation with BMI-for-age percentile in children and adolescents of the Soconusco region of Chiapas, Mexico.
Materials and methods:
Cross-sectional study. Overweight and obesity prevalence was determined based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) percentile of112 children (5-19 years old). Glucose and fasting insulin values were quantified and used for estimation of HOMA-IR.
Results:
The combined prevalence of obesity and overweight was 66%, with insulin (p=0.010) and HOMA-IR (p=0.015) values higher than those of the normal weight group. The HOMA-IR values correlated positively with age (r=0.636), weight (r=0.569), height (r=0.578) and BMI percentile (r=0.198).
Conclusions:
In the study population, HOMA-IR has a moderately significant correlation with an increase in BMI percentile.
Palabras clave : Insulin Resistance; Obesity; Diabetes mellitus type 2 (MeSH).