January 1, 2000Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Growth Hormone and Adipocyte Function in Obesity

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Why the study?

Does growth hormone treatment improve adiposity and dyslipidemia in obese children and adults?

Population

Obese children and adults

Design

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Authors

SNSu Youn NamKyungpook National University Hospital CMClaude MarcusKarolinska Institutet

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Implication

May support targeted trials of growth hormone in obesity; should not yet change clinical practice.

Structured PICO

Does growth hormone treatment improve adiposity and dyslipidemia in obese children and adults?

Population

Obese children and adults

Intervention

Growth hormone treatment

Growth hormone treatment may have favorable effects on adiposity and dyslipidemia in obesity, though its impact on insulin sensitivity remains unclear.

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Nam et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73b2c2c973d0bd5a69edcf https://doi.org/10.1159/000053211

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Growth Hormone and Adipocyte Function in Obesity

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