Is fasting insulin concentration inversely associated with rate of weight gain? Contrasting findings from the CARDIA and ARIC study cohorts

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-54

  Folsom, A R ^a   Vitelli, L I ^a   Lewis, C E ^b   Schreiner, P J ^a   Watson, R L ^c   Wagenknecht, L E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Insulin; Longitudinal studies; Obesity

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0031983845     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800542     Document Type: Article

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