Associations of age with serum insulin, proinsulin and the proinsulin-to-insulin ratio: a cross-sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Insulin responses and insulin levels seem to decline with age. However, the question of beta cell impairment attributable to ageing has been sparsely addressed in population-based studies. Non-fasting insulin levels are determined by...

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Main Authors: Arnesen Egil, Bryhni Bente, Jenssen Trond G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6823/10/21