Free Fatty Acids as an Indicator of the Nonfasted State in Children

Volume: 143, Issue: 6
Published: Jun 1, 2019
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ensuring children are fasting for blood draws is necessary to diagnose abnormalities in glucose homeostasis. We sought to determine if serum free fatty acid (FFA) concentrations might be a useful marker to differentiate the fed and fasted states among children. METHODS: A total of 442 inpatient (fasting) and 323 (postglucose load) oral glucose tolerance test samples of glucose, insulin, and FFA from children (age 5–18 years) who had...
Paper Details
Title
Free Fatty Acids as an Indicator of the Nonfasted State in Children
Published Date
Jun 1, 2019
Journal
Volume
143
Issue
6
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