A Prospective Study of Coronary Heart Disease in Relation to Fasting Insulin, Glucose, and Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

1997275 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Aaron R. Folsom · Jackson Memorial Hospital

Moysés Szklo · University of Minnesota

June Stevens · Johns Hopkins University

Fangzi Liao · Jackson Memorial Hospital

Robert Smith

John H. Eckfeldt · University of Minnesota

Abstract

Diabetes conveys a high risk of CHD in black and non-black middle-aged men and women. Fasting insulin, however, is a CHD risk factor only among women in this cohort.

Topics & Keywords

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 20, Issue 6, pp. 935-942

DOI: 10.2337/diacare.20.6.935

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