Relationship between insulin resistance and coronary artery calcium in young men and women.

The gender disparity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is greatest between young men and women. However, the causes of that are not fully understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between insulin resistance and the presence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) to identi...

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Main Authors: Ki-Chul Sung, Jin-Ho Choi, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Seung-Hyuk Choi, Bum-Soo Kim, Hyon Joo Kwag, Sun H Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3547016?pdf=render