Similar data were also found by other studies with childrenand adolescents,8,29 which described a relevant positive association between BMI and insulin,HOMA-IR and BMI, HOMA-IR and AC, HOMA-IR and triglycerides, confirming the findingsof our study and showing that insulin resistance is associated with changes in riskfor metabolic disorders at maturity. This evidence concerns the gene INS and metabolic disease.