Open AccessGamma‐glutamyltransferase, insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk profile in a middle‐aged African population
Author(s) -
Tandi E. Matsha,
Muiruri Macharia,
Yandiswa Y. Yako,
Rajiv T. Erasmus,
Mogamat Shafick Hassan,
André Pascal Kengne
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of preventive cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.669
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 2047-4881
pISSN - 2047-4873
DOI - 10.1177/2047487313501967
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , quantitative insulin sensitivity check index , population , metabolic syndrome , insulin , confounding , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , homeostatic model assessment , insulin sensitivity , environmental health
Mechanisms linking liver functions with cardiometabolic risk may involve insulin resistance (IR) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. We assessed the associations of gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) levels with IR and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in an adult South African urban cohort.
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