Abstract
Purpose: There is a conflicting result in terms of insulin resistance (IR) in children with Premature Adrenarche (PA). The study aimed to investigate the IR and Trıglycerıde-Glucose (Ty-G) index in patıents wıth PA.
 
 Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary pediatric endocrinology clinic with 160 children aged 6-8 years old. The study group (n=75) were selected cases diagnosed with PA. Seventy-nine age and sex-matched children were also selected as a control group. Ty-G İndex, Homeostasis Model of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), and atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) were calculated. 
 
 Results: Trıglycerıde-Glucose index, AIP, and HOMA-IR were similar (p>0.05). Ty-G İndex was positively correlated with AIP (r=0.61, p
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