Punto de corte de homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) para determinar insulinorresistencia en individuos adultos del municipio Maracaibo-Estado Zulia, Venezuela (Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA-IR) cut-off point for insulin resistance in adults from Maracaibo municipality-Zulia State, Venezuela)

Punto de corte de homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) para determinar insulinorresistencia en individuos adultos del municipio Maracaibo-Estado Zulia, Venezuela (Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA-IR) cut-off point for insulin resistance in adults from Maracaibo municipality-Zulia State, Venezuela)

Insulin Resistance (IR) is an important finding in several diseases including diabetes and metabolic syndrome, and its diagnosis seems pertinent during the evaluation of insulin sensitivity, though mathematical models like HOMA (Homeostasis Model Assessment). The purpose of the present study was to...

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Main Authors: Roberto Añez, Jessenia Morillo, Milagros Rojas, Yaquelin Torres, Vanessa Apruzzese, María Sofía Martínez, Juan Salazar, Joselyn Rojas, Valmore Bermúdez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Los Andes 2015-04-01
Series:Avances en Biomedicina
Subjects:
HOMA-IR
insulin resistance
ROC curves
metabolic syndrome
Online Access:http://erevistas.saber.ula.ve/index.php/biomedicina/article/view/5542

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