Differences in the triglyceride to HDL-cholesterol ratio between Palestinian and Israeli adults.

AIMS:To evaluate differences in the triglyceride to HDL-cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL), thought to be a proxy measure of insulin resistance, between Palestinian and Israeli adults in view of the greater incidence of coronary heart disease and high prevalence of diabetes in Palestinian Arabs. RESEARCH ME...

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Main Authors: Ram Weiss, Hisham Nassar, Ronit Sinnreich, Jeremy D Kark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4312056?pdf=render