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High Irisin levels in nondiabetic HIV-infected males are associated with insulin resistance, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and subclinical atherosclerosis.

Oscar Moreno-PerezRebeca Reyes-GarciaManuel Muñoz-TorresEsperanza MerinoVicente BoixSergio ReusLivia GinerRocío AlfayateBeatriz Garcia-FontanaJose Sanchez-PayaAntonio PicóJoaquín Portilla
Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2018)
In male HIV patients without diabetes, higher irisin concentrations are positively associated with insulin resistance, NAFLD and subclinical atherosclerosis. However, waist-hip-ratio is the main determinant of insulin resistance, and PAI-1 and lipodystrophy were the strongest determinants of IMT in this population.
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