The association between hematological parameters and insulin resistance is modified by body mass index - results from the North-East Italy MoMa population study.

The association between hematological parameters and insulin resistance is modified by body mass index - results from the North-East Italy MoMa population study.

OBJECTIVE: Increments in red blood cell count (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Ht) levels are reportedly associated with higher insulin resistance (IR). Obesity may cause IR, but underlying factors remain incompletely defined, and interactions between obesity, hematological parameters and IR a...

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Auteurs principaux: Rocco Barazzoni, Gianluca Gortan Cappellari, Annamaria Semolic, Enrico Chendi, Mario Ius, Roberta Situlin, Michela Zanetti, Pierandrea Vinci, Gianfranco Guarnieri
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Collection:PLoS ONE
Accès en ligne:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4085001?pdf=render

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