γ-Glutamyltransferase Activity and Development of the Metabolic Syndrome (International Diabetes Federation Definition) in Middle-Aged Men and Women | Zendy

Philippe André | Zendy; Beverley Balkau | Zendy; Sylviane Vol | Zendy; MarieAline Charles | Zendy; É. Eschwège | Zendy

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γ-Glutamyltransferase Activity and Development of the Metabolic Syndrome (International Diabetes Federation Definition) in Middle-Aged Men and Women

Author(s) -

Philippe André,

Beverley Balkau,

Sylviane Vol,

MarieAline Charles,

É. Eschwège

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/dc07-0440

Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , metabolic syndrome , quartile , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , endocrinology , odds ratio , epidemiology , type 2 diabetes , cohort study , insulin , confidence interval , physics , optics

Among hepatic enzymes, gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is the main predictor of type 2 diabetes incidence, although it has not been shown that GGT predicts pre-diabetes states. Our aim was to study the association of GGT with the development of the metabolic syndrome (MetS).

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