Insulin resistance is a cardiovascular risk factor in hypertensive adults without type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Rafael García CarreteroOscar Vazquez-GomezRuth Gil-PrietoÁngel Gil-de MiguelPublished in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2023)
Insulin resistance and obesity are useful for assessing cardiovascular risk in hypertensive people without diabetes but with preserved kidney function. This work demonstrates the predictive value of the measurement of insulin, and therefore of insulin resistance, in an outpatient setting and attending to high-risk patients.
Keyphrases
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- glycemic control
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- high fat diet induced
- high fat diet
- skeletal muscle
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular disease
- weight loss
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- body mass index