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Growth chart of the patient (height and weight); testosterone replacement therapy
improved severe obesity.
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At 6 yr of age, he became significantly obese, although the growth in height was within the normal range (Fig. 1).
(A) Plasma glucose levels during a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (75 g OGTT); (B)
Insulin reactivity during a 75-g OGTT.
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IRI resistance, glucose tolerance was preserved (Figs. 2A and 2B). Indirect calorimetry showed a resting oxygen consumption and resting energy expenditure of 339 mL/min and 2,357 kcal/d, respectively.