AUG 11, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Association of Waist Circumference and Body Composition Indices with Insulin Resistance in Prepubertal Children with Obesity
Metabolites
A sound cross-sectional study in a focused population identifying independent associations between body composition measures and insulin resistance using rigorous statistical adjustment, but limited by retrospective design, single-centre recruitment, and surrogate endpoint (HOMA-IR), requiring prospective validation.
Reported
Sample size147
WC_SDS odds ratio for insulin res…6.04
WC_SDS 95% CI2.47–14.75