Insulin resistance and adipokine levels correlate with early atherosclerosis – a study in prediabetic patients

Insulin resistance and adipokine levels correlate with early atherosclerosis – a study in prediabetic patients

Cardiovascular risk of prediabetes is still subject to controversies. We analyzed the associations between insulin resistance, adipokines and incipient atherosclerosis estimated by intima-media thickness (IMT) in a cross-sectional study on 122 prediabetic subjects without clinical signs of atheroscl...

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Main Authors: Mihai Bogdan Mircea, Petriș Antoniu Octavian, Ungureanu Didona Anca, Lăcătușu Cristina Mihaela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2014-09-01
Series:Open Medicine
Subjects:
prediabetes
insulin resistance
adiponectin
leptin
intima-media thickness
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/med.2015.10.issue-1/med-2015-0003/med-2015-0003.xml?format=INT

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