Evaluation of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in a group of obese Czech children.

Objective: The study aimed to determine the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MS) in a group of Czech obese children, to evaluate the incidence of insulin resistance according to HOMA-IR in this group, and to consider the diagnostic value of HOMA-IR in early MS detection in obese children using the logistic regression models for analyzing the relations between HOMA IR and MS.

Subjects And Methods: Anthropometric and laboratory examinations were performed in a group of 274 obese children aged 10-17 years.

Results: MS was established in 102 subjects (37%).