Hyperinsulinemia in African-American Adolescents Compared With Their American White Peers Despite Similar Insulin Sensitivity

Author:

Hannon Tamara S.1,Bacha Fida1,Lin Yan2,Arslanian Silva A.1

Affiliation:

1. Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2. Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Abstract

OBJECTIVE—African-American (AA) children are hyperinsulinemic and insulin resistant compared with American white (AW) children. Previously, we demonstrated that insulin secretion relative to insulin sensitivity was ∼75% higher in AA compared with AW children, suggesting that hyperinsulinemia in AA children is not merely a compensatory response to lower insulin sensitivity. The aim of the present investigation was to assess whether glucose-stimulated insulin response is higher in AA versus AW adolescents who have comparable in vivo insulin sensitivity. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—The hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic and hyperglycemic clamp techniques were utilized to assess first- and second-phase insulin secretion. Insulin secretion relative to insulin sensitivity was calculated as the glucose disposition index. RESULTS—AA adolescents compared with their AW peers with comparable insulin sensitivity and body composition had higher first-phase insulin concentrations. CONCLUSIONS—The quantitative relationship between insulin sensitivity and first-phase insulin appears to differ among AA and AW adolescents.

Publisher

American Diabetes Association

Subject

Advanced and Specialized Nursing,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Internal Medicine

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