TY - THES TI - Body composition using deuterated water, index of insulin resistance and cortisol levels in Costa Rican school in the metropolitan area; Composicion corporal utilizando agua deuterada, indice de resistencia a la insulina y niveles de cortisol en escolares costarricenses del area metropolitana AB - Body composition in the Costa Rican child population is evaluated and analyzed to determine the relationship with the index of insulin resistance and serum cortisol levels. 113 children in the metropolitan area were studied using deuterium isotope techniques as reference method for overweight and obesity. Morning cortisol levels were determined by immunoassay techniques (ELISA). The insulin resistance index of 113 Costa Rican boys and girls is obtained by the homeostatic method and the relationship between body composition with index of insulin resistance or levels of cortisol [Spanish] La composicion corporal en la poblacion infantil costarricense es evaluada y analizada para determinar la relacion con el indice de resistencia a la insulina y niveles de cortisol serico. 113 ninos y ninas del area metropolitana fueron estudiados utilizando tecnicas isotopicas de deuterio como metodo de referencia para sobrepeso y obesidad. Los niveles de cortisol matutino se han determinado mediante tecnicas inmunoensayo (ELISA). El indice resistencia a la insulina de 113 ninos y ninas costarricenses es obtenido mediante el metodo homeostatico asi como la relacion entre composicion corporal con indice de resistencia a la insulina o niveles de cortisol. AU - "Valverde Vindas, Allan Ignacio" KW - "60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES" KW - "ABSORPTION SPECTRA" KW - "BODY COMPOSITION" KW - "CHILDREN" KW - "DEUTERIUM" KW - "ENERGY ABSORPTION" KW - "ENZYMES" KW - "GLUCOSE" KW - "HOMEOSTASIS" KW - "HYDROCORTISONE" KW - "IMMUNOASSAY" KW - "INSULIN" KW - "MAGNETIC SPECTROMETERS" KW - "METABOLISM" KW - "MICROANALYSIS" KW - "QUALITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS" KW - "SPECTROPHOTOMETERS" KW - "WATER CHEMISTRY" KW - "WEIGHT INDICATORS" DO - https://doi.org/ UR - PB - CY - Costa Rica PY - 2014 DA - 2014-07-01 LA - Spanish J2 - [] VL - C1 - Universidad de Costa Rica, Facultad de Microbiologia (Costa Rica) C2 - C3 - C4 - C5 - Available from Biblioteca Luis Demetrio Tinoco, Universidad de Costa Rica L3 - Other Information: Tabs; figs., refs.; Thesis (licenciatura en microbiologia y quimica clinica) ER -