Correlation between measures of insulin resistance in fasting and non-fasting blood

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Epidemiological investigation of insulin resistance is difficult. Standard measures of insulin resistance require invasive investigations, which are impractical for large-scale studies. Surrogate measures using fasting blood samples...

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Main Authors: Hancox Robert J, Landhuis C Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Online Access:http://www.dmsjournal.com/content/3/1/23