The relationship between insulin resistance and carotid artery intima-media thickness in obese and morbidly obese women

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Ecemis G. C., Kahraman H., Nural M. S., Aslan H. S., Atmaca A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.42, sa.6, ss.1121-1128, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1104-43
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1121-1128
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Obesity, morbid obesity, carotid artery intima media thickness, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, HOMEOSTASIS MODEL ASSESSMENT, INDEPENDENT RISK-FACTOR, BODY-FAT DISTRIBUTION, WALL, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, GLUCOSE, ASSOCIATION, SENSITIVITY, TOLERANCE, NIDDM
  • Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To compare insulin resistance and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) between obese, morbidly obese, and healthy women and demonstrate whether there is a relation between these parameters, focusing mainly on morbidly obese women.