z-logo
open-access-imgOpen Access
Alanine Aminotransferase and Directly Measured Insulin Sensitivity in a Multiethnic Cohort
Author(s) -
Anthony J. Hanley,
Lynne E. Wagenknecht,
Andreas Festa,
Ralph B. D’Agostino,
Steven M. Haffner
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc07-0086
Subject(s) - insulin resistance , medicine , waist , endocrinology , insulin , odds ratio , metabolic syndrome , triglyceride , quartile , cohort , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , cholesterol , body mass index
The objective of the present analysis was to evaluate the association of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) with directly measured insulin sensitivity (S(i)) in a large, multiethnic cohort of U.S. adults and to determine whether ALT adds to existing metabolic risk definitions in identifying subjects with insulin resistance.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.
Having issues? You can contact us here
Accelerating Research

Address

John Eccles House
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom