Is fasting leptin associated with insulin resistance among nondiabetic individuals? The Miami Community Health Study

R P Donahue, R J Prineas, R D Donahue, P Zimmet, J A Bean, Maximilian de Courten, G Collier, R B Goldberg, J S Skyler, N Schneiderman

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    Abstract

    Whether serum leptin levels are associated with insulin resistance independent of the effects of hyperinsulinemia and adiposity is an important unanswered question. We examined the relationship between the rate of insulin-mediated glucose uptake and serum leptin concentrations among nondiabetic men and women.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftDiabetes Care
    Vol/bind22
    Udgave nummer7
    Sider (fra-til)1092-6
    Antal sider5
    ISSN0149-5992
    StatusUdgivet - 1 jul. 1999

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