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| Author(s): |
Junqueira Vasques, Ana Carolina
[1]
;
Novaes, Fernanda Satake
[1]
;
de Oliveira, Maria da Saude
[1]
;
Matos Souza, Jose Roberto
[1]
;
Yamanaka, Ademar
[1]
;
Pareja, Jose Carlos
[1]
;
Tambascia, Marcos Antonio
[1]
;
Abdalla Saad, Mario Jose
[1]
;
Geloneze, Bruno
[1]
Total Authors: 9
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Lab Invest Metab & Diabet LIMED, Dept Internal Med, Sch Med, BR-13081970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice; v. 93, n. 3, p. E98-E100, SEP 2011. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 53 |
| Abstract | |
The TyG index was evaluated as a surrogate method for estimation of insulin resistance (IR). TyG index correlated with adiposity, metabolic and atherosclerosis markers related to IR and presented a moderate degree of agreement with hyperglycemic clamp. TyG index represents an accessible tool for assessment of IR in clinical practice. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU) | |