Abstract

The relations between insulinemia, insulin resistance, and blood pressure differ among racial groups and may be mediated by mechanisms active in whites, but not in Pima Indians or blacks.

Keywords

HyperinsulinemiaMedicineInsulin resistanceInternal medicineBlood pressureInsulinEndocrinologyDiabetes mellitusPancreatic hormone

MeSH Terms

AdultAnalysis of VarianceArizonaBlack PeopleBlood PressureEnergy MetabolismFemaleHumansIndiansNorth AmericanInsulinInsulin ResistanceMaleRacial GroupsUnited StatesWhite PeopleBlack or African American

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Publication Info

Year
1991
Type
article
Volume
324
Issue
11
Pages
733-739
Citations
427
Access
Closed

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Mohammed Saad, Stephen Lillioja, B. L. Grégoire Nyomba et al. (1991). Racial Differences in the Relation between Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance. New England Journal of Medicine , 324 (11) , 733-739. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199103143241105

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10.1056/nejm199103143241105
PMID
1997839

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Data completeness: 86%