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Insulin Resistance Is Associated With Decreased Quadriceps Muscle Strength in Nondiabetic Adults Aged ≥70 Years

OBJECTIVE: Lower-limb muscle strength is reduced in many people with diabetes. In this study, we examined whether quadriceps muscle strength is reduced in relation to insulin resistance in well-functioning ambulatory nondiabetic individuals. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Participants (age ≥70 years)...

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Autores principales: Barzilay, Joshua I., Cotsonis, George A., Walston, Jeremy, Schwartz, Ann V., Satterfield, Suzanne, Miljkovic, Iva, Harris, Tamara B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Diabetes Association 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19171728
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc08-1781