Associations between concentrations of α- and γ-tocopherol and concentrations of glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin, insulin and C-peptide among US adults

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-255

  Ford, E S ^a   Mokdad, A H ^a   Ajani, U A ^a   Liu, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

C peptide; Glucose; Glycosylated haemoglobin; Insulin; Tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; C PEPTIDE; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; INSULIN; CHOLESTEROL; TOCOPHEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-PEPTIDE; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TOCOPHEROLS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 15944387002     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20041319     Document Type: Article

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