Individuals with high total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratios are insulin resistant

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 293-298

  Jeppesen, J ^b   Facchini, F S ^b   Reaven, G M ^a  

^a Shaman Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Cholesterol HDL ratio; HDL cholesterol; Insulin resistance; LDL cholesterol

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SOMATOSTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031804628     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1998.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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