Association between Obesity Phenotypes of Insulin Resistance and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study
ConclusionsHOMA-IR can further stratify diabetes risk in AA adults beyond obesity, identifying non-obese high-risk and lower-risk obese individuals. However, diabetes risk should still be carefully monitored in obese populations despite insulin sensitivity.
Source: Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
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