Open AccessChronic Subclinical Inflammation as Part of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome
Author(s) -
Andreas Festa,
Ralph B. D’Agostino,
George Howard,
Leena Mykkänen,
Russell P. Tracy,
Steven M. Haffner
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.102.1.42
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , metabolic syndrome , body mass index , population , endocrinology , proinsulin , diabetes mellitus , c reactive protein , waist , insulin , fibrinogen , inflammation , obesity , environmental health
Inflammation has been suggested as a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. Recently, some components of the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) have been related to inflammatory markers. We hypothesized that insulin insensitivity, as directly measured, may be associated with inflammation in nondiabetic subjects.
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