Differential impact of insulin and obesity on cardiovascular risk factors in non-diabetic subjects

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-14

  Ferrannini, E ^a,b,c   Muscelli, E ^a   Stern, M P ^b   Haffner, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Hyperinsulinaemia; Insulin

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0030038989     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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