Association between gamma-glutamyltransferase levels and insulin resistance according to alcohol consumption and number of cigarettes smoked

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 476-485

  Ishizaka, Nobukazu ^a   Ishizaka, Yuko ^b   Toda, Ei Ichi ^b   Yamakado, Minoru ^b   Koike, Kazuhiko ^a   Nagai, Ryozo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MITSUI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Drinking; Epidemiology; Insulin resistance; Liver function

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 77953336879     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.2717     Document Type: Article

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