During recent years, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has published detailed
guidelines and recommendations for the management of diabetes in the form of technical reviews…

Type 2 diabetes is a significant and increasing burden in adolescents and young adults.
Clear strategies for research, prevention, and treatment of the disease in these vulnerable …

OBJECTIVE: Over the last 3 decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased
dramatically in North America, ushering in a variety of health problems, including type 2 …

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University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 1200 North Phillips, Suite 4500, Oklahoma City, …

Over the past 3 decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has increased dramatically in
North America, ushering in a variety of health problems, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (…

Lack of bias in the estimation of relative effect in epidemiologic studies depends on the
internal validity of the study. This paper conveys in graphic and tabular form the direction and …

To examine the hypothesis that a lower level of physical activity influences the age-related
decline in insulinlike growth factor-I (IGF-I), we measured serum concentrations in healthy …

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has been implicated as one of the major genetic components
of osteoporosis. We evaluated the relationship between markers of mineral status and …

Aging is associated with both a relative accumulation of body fat and a reduction in growth
hormone (GH) secretion. This study was devised to investigate the relationship between …

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of islet cell autoimmunity in youth clinically
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and describe associated clinical and laboratory findings. …