Rate of Change and Instability in Body Mass Index, Insulin Resistance, and Lipid Metabolism as Predictors of Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
Author(s) -
Annette Christen,
Zoe Efstathiadou,
Eleni Laspa,
Desmond G. Johnston,
Ian F. Godsland
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-2267
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , risk factor , prospective cohort study , context (archaeology) , insulin resistance , cohort , cardiology , disease , blood pressure , vascular disease , metabolic syndrome , endocrinology , obesity , biology , paleontology
By definition, levels of metabolic risk factors predict atherosclerotic vascular disease, but the effects of long-term adverse change and instability remain underresearched.
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