Siham Accacha
Winthrop-University Hospital
15 Papers
51 Citations
Siham Accacha is an academic researcher from Winthrop-University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Insulin resistance & Body mass index. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications.
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Papers
Racial/ethnic Differences in Clinical and Biochemical Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk Factors in Children
Michael Rosenbaum,Ilene Fennoy,Siham Accacha,Lisa Altshuler,Dennis E. Carey,Stephen Holleran,Robert Rapaport,Steven P. Shelov,Phyllis W. Speiser,Svetlana Ten,Amrit Bhangoo,Claudia Boucher-Berry,Yomery Espinal,Rishi Gupta,Abeer Hassoun,Loretta Iazetti,Fabienne Jean-Jacques,Amy M. Jean,Michelle L. Klein,Robet Levine,Barbara Lowell,Lesley Michel,Warren Rosenfeld +22 more
TL;DR: To examine whether periadolescent children demonstrate the significant racial/ethnic differences in body fatness relative to BMI and in the prevalence and relationship of body composition to risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) as in adults, a large number of children are surveyed.
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Retinol binding protein 4 is associated with adiposity-related co-morbidity risk factors in children
Rushika Conroy,Yomery Espinal,Ilene Fennoy,Siham Accacha,Claudia Boucher-Berry,Dennis E. Carey,Sharron Close,Deborah DeSantis,Rishi Gupta,Abeer Hassoun,Loretta Iazzetti,Fabean J. Jacques,Amy M. Jean,Lesly Michel,Katherine H. Pavlovich,Robert Rapaport,Warren Rosenfeld,Elisabeth L. Shamoon,Steven P. Shelov,Phyllis W. Speiser,Svetlana Ten,Michael Rosenbaum +21 more
TL;DR: The observation that many associations persisted when corrected for % body fat, suggests that RBP4 can be viewed as an independent marker of adiposity-related co-morbidity risk in children.
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Alanine transferase: An independent indicator of adiposity related comorbidity risk in youth.
Michelle L. Klein,Loretta Iazzettii,Phyllis W. Speiser,Dennis E. Carey,Steven P. Shelov,Siham Accacha,Ilene Fennoy,Michael Rosenbaum,Robert Rapaport +8 more
TL;DR: Assessment of the relationship between ALT and risk factors for adiposity‐related co‐morbidities in a diverse population of middle school children found that high levels of ALT are associated with obesity.
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Demographics and anthropometrics impact benefits of health intervention: data from the Reduce Obesity and Diabetes Project
L. Ostrowski,Phyllis W. Speiser,Siham Accacha,Lisa Altshuler,Ilene Fennoy,Bradford B. Lowell,Robert Rapaport,Warren Rosenfeld,Steven P. Shelov,Steven P. Shelov,Svetlana Ten,Michael Rosenbaum +11 more
TL;DR: To determine the efficacy of a 4‐month school‐based health, nutrition and exercise intervention on body fatness and examine possible effects of demographic and anthropometric covariates.
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