Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Metformin on Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Children

Data are expressed as mean (standard deviation).
Abbreviation: LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

The P values were determined by a paired-samples Student t test. Data are expressed as mean (SEM).
Abbreviation: LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

Data are expressed as mean (SEM).
^a,bHomogeneous groups by Fisher's least significant difference contrast.

Authors and Disclosures

Nayely Garibay-Nieto^1,4, Gloria Queipo-García⁴, Flor Alvarez¹, Mayra Bustos², Erendira Villanueva¹, Fernando Ramírez⁵, Mireya León², Estibalitz Laresgoiti-Servitje⁶, Ravindranath Duggirala⁷, Teresa Macías⁴, Sergio Cuevas⁴, Abel Jalife³, Miguel Fonseca-Sánchez⁴, Fabiola Serratos² and Juan Carlos López-Alvarenga⁷

¹Children and Adolescent Obesity Clinic, ²Research Unit, and ³Department of Surgery, Hospital General de México Eduardo Liceaga, 06726 Mexico City, Mexico; ⁴Department of Human Genetics, Hospital General de México Eduardo Liceaga–Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico; ⁵Specialized Center for Diabetes Control, Public Health Services, Mexico City, Mexico 11340; ⁶Basic Medical Sciences Department, TEC-ABC School of Medicine, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico 05300; and ⁷School of Medicine, South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas 78539

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to
Juan Carlos López-Alvarenga, MD, PhD, School of Medicine, South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201West University Drive, STDOI-EREBL Room 2.122, Edinburg, Texas 78541. E-mail: juan.lopezalvarenga@utrgv.edu.

Disclosure Summary
The authors have nothing to disclose.