A review of current knowledge regarding insulin resistance among the pediatric population

Wolnowska Monika, Górnik-Horn Karolina, Staśkiewicz Wiktoria, Grajek Mateusz. A review of current knowledge regarding insulin resistance among the pediatric population. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(8):1051-1073. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.08.090 https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2022.12.08.090 https://zenodo.org/record/7020043 The journal has had 40 points in Ministry of Education and Science of Poland parametric evaluation. Annex to the announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of December 21, 2021. No. 32343. Has a Journal's Unique Identifier: 201159. Scientific disciplines assigned: Physical Culture Sciences (Field of Medical sciences and health sciences); Health Sciences (Field of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences). Punkty Ministerialne z 2019 - aktualny rok 40 punktów. Załącznik do komunikatu Ministra Edukacji i Nauki z dnia 21 grudnia 2021 r. Lp. 32343. Posiada Unikatowy Identyfikator Czasopisma: 201159. Przypisane dyscypliny naukowe: Nauki o kulturze fizycznej (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu); Nauki o zdrowiu (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu). © The Authors 2022; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.08.2022. Revised: 07.08.2022. Accepted: 24.08.2022. A review of current knowledge regarding insulin resistance among the pediatric population Monika Wolnowska1, Karolina Górnik-Horn2, Wiktoria Staśkiewicz3, Mateusz Grajek4* 1Department of Pediatrics, Municipal Integrated Hospital, Częstochowa, Poland 2Faculty of Science & Technology, Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Poland 3Department of Food Technology and Quality Evaluation, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland 4Department of Food Technology and Quality Evaluation, Faculty of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland *correspondence: mgrajek@sum.edu.pl Abstract One of the key roles in maintaining the body's homeostasis is played by insulin. The presence of insulin receptors in almost all cells of the body reflects the importance of this hormone. Insulin resistance is a state of impaired glucose homeostasis resulting from a decreased sensitivity of peripheral tissues to insulin, despite normal or elevated serum levels. The purpose of this paper is to present the current state of knowledge on the pathogenesis, risk factors, and diagnosis of insulin resistance at developmental age. Key words: insulin resistance, insulin, children, childhoo