Birth weight, type 2 diabetes, and insulin resistance in Pima Indian children and young adults.

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Summary

Low-birth-weight Pimas are thinner at ages 5-29 years, yet they are more insulin resistant relative to their body size than those of normal birth weight, which may explain their increased risk for type 2 diabetes.

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1999-06-01
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Insulin resistance, Medicine, Birth weight, Internal medicine, Endocrinology

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