Experimental Diabetes Research
Volume 2012, Article ID 859186, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/859186
Sex Differences in the Association between Level of Childhood Interleukin-6 and Insulin Resistance in Adolescence
1Centre for Research in Childhood Health, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark
2Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina, Fetzer Gym, South Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8700, USA
3Department of Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Institute for Inflammation Research, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
4Pediatric Clinic II, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
5Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Sognsveien 220, 0806 Oslo, Norway
Received 12 September 2011; Revised 8 November 2011; Accepted 18 November 2011
Academic Editor: Raffaele Marfella
Copyright © 2012 Anna Bugge et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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