Circulating Levels of TNF-α Are Associated with Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Increased Insulin Resistance, and Ethnicity: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study
Author(s) -
Nels C. Olson,
Peter Callas,
Anthony J. Hanley,
Andreas Festa,
Steven M. Haffner,
Lynne E. Wagenknecht,
Russell P. Tracy
Publication year - 2012
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.2011-2155
Subject(s) - insulin resistance , medicine , insulin , endocrinology , impaired glucose tolerance , tumor necrosis factor alpha
Although several epidemiological studies have investigated associations between TNF-α and insulin resistance, results have been inconsistent. We studied the relationship between TNF-α and glucose tolerance status as part of the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study.
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