Effect of body mass index on diabetogenesis factors at a fixed fasting plasma glucose level.

The present study evaluated the relative influence of body mass index (BMI) on insulin resistance (IR), first-phase insulin secretion (FPIS), second-phase insulin secretion (SPIS), and glucose effectiveness (GE) at a fixed fasting plasma glucose level in an older ethnic Chinese population.In total,...

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Main Authors: Jiunn-Diann Lin, Chun-Hsien Hsu, Chung-Ze Wu, An-Tsz Hsieh, Chang-Hsun Hsieh, Yao-Jen Liang, Yen-Lin Chen, Dee Pei, Jin-Biou Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5788342?pdf=render