Fasting insulin sensitivity indices are not better than routine clinical variables at predicting insulin sensitivity among Black Africans: a clamp study in sub-Saharan Africans

BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the predictive utility of common fasting insulin sensitivity indices, and non-laboratory surrogates [BMI, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR)] in sub-Saharan Africans without diabetes. METHODS: We measured fasting glucose and insulin, and glucos...

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Autores principales: Sobngwi, Eugene, Kengne, Andre-Pascal, Echouffo-Tcheugui, Justin B, Choukem, Simeon, Sobngwi-Tambekou, Joelle, Balti, Eric V, Pearce, Mark S, Siaha, Valentin, Mamdjokam, Aissa S, Effoe, Valery, Lontchi-Yimagou, Eric, Donfack, Oliver T, Atogho-Tiedeu, Barbara, Boudou, Philippe, Gautier, Jean-Francois, Mbanya, Jean-Claude
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4130121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25106496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-14-65

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4130121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25106496
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-14-65

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