Insulin resistance in men with treated hypertension at increased risk for cardiovascular disease: Results of a 3-year study | Zendy

Mobin Mohteshamzadeh | Zendy; Robert J. Wilkinson | Zendy; Sunil Thomas | Zendy

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Insulin resistance in men with treated hypertension at increased risk for cardiovascular disease: Results of a 3-year study

Author(s) -

Mobin Mohteshamzadeh,

Robert J. Wilkinson,

Sunil Thomas

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.10.026

Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , blood pressure , insulin , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , endocrinology , risk factor , type 2 diabetes , population , type 2 diabetes mellitus , environmental health

Insulin resistance is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this research was to establish the frequency of insulin resistance in a normoglycemic, hypertensive, male population to determine whether insulin resistance could be predicted by assessment of conventional risk factors and to assess the rate of deterioration.

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