Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk in older adult Nigerians with type 2 diabetes
Background: Insulin resistance (IR), which refers to decreased metabolic response to normal concentrations of insulin, has been associated with increasing age and is a trigger to the cascade of cardiometabolic abnormalities hence increasing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in elderly populations wi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijncd.org/article.asp?issn=2468-8827;year=2019;volume=4;issue=1;spage=21;epage=26;aulast=Udenze |