Acanthosis Nigricans: An overt clinical marker of insulin resistance and its association with serum adiponectin levels in obese pediatric population

• Main Authors: Rupinder Walia (Author), Amandeep Riyat (Author), Baljinder Kaur (Author), Maninder Kaur (Author), Shayna Aulakh (Author), Dimple Chopra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Childhood obesity (OB) is becoming increasingly prevalent in recent times. Acanthosis nigricans (AN) is a clinical condition linked to OB and insulin resistance (IR). Serum adiponectin is one of the major adipokines that is inversely related to the severity of IR. Objective: The main aim...