Metabolic clustering of risk factors: evaluation of Triglyceride-glucose index (TyG index) for evaluation of insulin resistance

Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome over the years have structured definitions to classify an individual with the disease. Literature review suggests insulin résistance is hallmark of these metabolic clustering. While measuring insulin resistance directly or indirectly remains technically difficu...

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Main Authors: Sikandar Hayat Khan, Farah Sobia, Najmusaqib Khan Niazi, Syed Mohsin Manzoor, Nadeem Fazal, Fowad Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13098-018-0376-8