ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: The role of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) enzyme as a marker of insulin resistance (IR) in pediatric obesity is well known. Recent evidence, mainly in the adult population, has identified GGT/High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) ratio as a risk index for hepatic steatosis. The study has the purpose of examining the relationship between GGT, GGT/HDL ratio and the clinical/laboratory data of a group of obese Italian children living in the province of ...