Diabetes 52:1756-1760, 2003
© 2003 by the American Diabetes Association, Inc.
ß-Cell Capacity and Insulin Sensitivity in Prepubertal Children Born Small for Gestational Age
Influence of Body Size During Childhood
Margreet A. Veening1,
Mirjam M. van Weissenbruch1,
Robert J. Heine2, and
Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal1
1 Department of pediatrics, Research institute for Endocrinology, Reproduction and Metabolism Vrÿe Universiteit University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2 Diabetes Center, Department of Endocrinology, Vrÿe Universiteit University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Insulin secretion and sensitivity was studied in 28 prepubertal children born small for gestational age (SGA) and in 22 prepubertal children born appropriate for gestational age (AGA). The effect of body size during childhood was also assessed. Insulin sensitivity was measured using the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp (M value), and ß-cell function was studied with the hyperglycemic clamp plus arginine. First-phase insulin response (FIR) was used to calculate the disposition index (FIR x M value). Arginine-stimulated second-phase insulin response was used as a measure of ß-cell capacity. BMI01 year, BMI02 years, and BMI29 years were classified in tertiles. SGA children were less insulin sensitive than AGA children (P = 0.009). ß-Cell capacity and disposition indexes were similar in the two groups. In SGA children, M values were lower in the tertile with the highest BMI29 years than in the tertile with the lowest BMI29 years (P = 0.01). No association between BMI02 years and decreased insulin sensitivity was found. In conclusion, prepubertal SGA children show decreased insulin sensitivity rather than decreased ß-cell capacity. Interventions to improve fetal growth and prevent overweight after the second year of life appear to be important factors in the prevention of type 2 diabetes in children born SGA.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. MM van Weissenbruch, Department of Paediatrics, Vrÿe Universiteit University Medical Center, Postbox 7057, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. E-mail: m.vanweissenbruch{at}vumc.nl

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