Sex Differences in Effects of Obesity on Reproductive Hormones and Glucose Metabolism in Puberty: The Health Influences of Puberty Study
Natalie Nokoff, Jessica Thurston, Allison Hilkin, Laura Pyle, Philip E Zeitler, Kristen Nadeau, Nanette Santoro, Megan Kelsey
This study examines sex differences in how obesity affects reproductive hormones and glucose metabolism in pubertal youth, finding differential impacts on hormone levels and insulin sensitivity between boys and girls.
bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2018 · PreprintPhysiology