Waist circumference and insulin resistance: a community based cross sectional study on reproductive aged Iranian women

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although the positive relationship between insulin resistance (IR) and central obesity is well known, the direct relationship between waist circumference and IR is not clear yet and there is no consensus regarding the cut off value f...

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Main Authors: Zadeh-Vakili Azita, Tehrani Fahimeh R, Hosseinpanah Farhad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Online Access:http://www.dmsjournal.com/content/3/1/18