The frequency of elevated blood pressure in obese minority youth.

In this study, 167 obese persons were recruited (45 African Americans, 122 Caribbean Hispanic persons), with a mean age of 14.6+/-2.1 years, a mean body mass index (BMI) of 38+/-7.

Criteria for oral glucose tolerance testing of obese minority youth.

Aim: To identify those obese minority youth at greatest risk for having an abnormal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) indicating impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2).

Study Design And Methods: 167 children, who met the ADA criteria for T2DM screening, underwent an OGTT. Logistic regression models were derived for girls, boys, and both.