Why the study?
Do fasting adiponectin levels explain the lower insulin sensitivity and hyperinsulinemia in healthy prepubertal black children compared to white children?
Population
44 healthy prepubertal children (22 black, 22 white) of similar body composition
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Adiponectin differences do not explain racial insulin sensitivity disparities in children; leaves open alternative mediators for investigation.
Do fasting adiponectin levels explain the lower insulin sensitivity and hyperinsulinemia in healthy prepubertal black children compared to white children?
Healthy prepubertal black children have lower adiponectin levels than white children, but this does not appear to explain their lower insulin sensitivity.
Bacha et al. (2005) studied this question.
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