Sex differences in glucose levels: A consequence of physiology or methodological convenience? the Inter99 study

Diabetologia

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 858-865

  Faerch K ^a   Borch Johnsen, K ^a,b   Vaag, A ^a   Jorgensen T ^c,d   Witte, D R ^a  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Research Centre for Prevention and Health   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Diagnosis; Glucose intolerance; HbA1c; Oral glucose tolerance test; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FASTING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77952095735     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: 14320428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00125-010-1673-4     Document Type: Article

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