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Indices of insulin resistance and adiposity can detect obesity-related morbidity in pediatrics

Marwa H. Abdelhamed, Shaimaa Salah, Khloud K. ALqudsi, Majd M. Jan, Duaa K. Alahdal, Saher A. Alfaifi, Nuha M. Jafar, Naseem Y. Alyahyawi and Abdulmoein A. Al-Agha
Saudi Medical Journal February 2022, 43 (2) 161-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210720
Marwa H. Abdelhamed
From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Shaimaa Salah
From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Khloud K. ALqudsi
From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Majd M. Jan
From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Duaa K. Alahdal
From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saher A. Alfaifi
From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Nuha M. Jafar
From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Naseem Y. Alyahyawi
From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulmoein A. Al-Agha
From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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vol. 43 no. 2 161-168
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210720
PubMed 
35110341

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Saudi Medical Journal
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1658-3175
History 
  • Received September 9, 2021
  • Accepted December 7, 2021
  • Published online February 2, 2022.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Marwa H. Abdelhamed, MD,
  2. Shaimaa Salah, MD,
  3. Khloud K. ALqudsi, MSc,
  4. Majd M. Jan, PhD,
  5. Duaa K. Alahdal, BSc,
  6. Saher A. Alfaifi, MSc,
  7. Nuha M. Jafar, MSc,
  8. Naseem Y. Alyahyawi, MD and
  9. Abdulmoein A. Al-Agha, MD, FRCPCH⇑
  1. From the Pediatric Department (Abdelhamed), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; Pediatric Department (Salah), Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr Elsheikh; from the Diet & Patient Meal Services (Alqudsi), International Medical Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; From the Medicine Department (Jan), Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies; from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Alahdal), from the Nutrition and Food Science Department (Alfaifi), from the Clinical Nutrition Department (Jafar), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Pediatric Department (Alyahyawi), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Abdulmoein Al-Agha, Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology and Department Head of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: aagha{at}kau.edu.sa ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-6447
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