High Prevalence of Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight/Obese Preadolescent Hong Kong Chinese Children Aged 9-12 Years

Sung, Rita Y.T. MD, FRCP
Tong, Peter C.Y. PHD, MRCP
Yu, Chung-Wah MB, BS, MPhil
Lau, Patrick W.C. PHD
Mok, Geoffrey T.F. MB, BS, MRCP
Yam, Man-Ching MB, BS, MRCP
Lam, Peggo K.W. MPhil
Chan, Juliana C.N. MD, FRCP

From the ¹Department of Pediatrics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong; the ²Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong; the ³Department of Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon, Hong Kong; and the ⁴Centre for Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Research, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Prince of Wales Hospita, Shatin, Hong Kong.

Address correspondence to Dr. Peter Tong, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. E-mail: [email protected].

Diabetes Care 26(1):p 250-251, January 2003.