Do metabolic and psychosocial responses to exercise explain ethnic/racial disparities in insulin resistance?

Introduction. Non-Hispanic blacks (blacks) are more insulin resistant compared to non-Hispanic whites (whites), increasing their risk for Type 2 diabetes. The role played by ethnic/racial disparities in the response to physical activity in mediating those higher rates of insulin resistance in blacks...

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Main Author: Hasson, Rebecca E
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2009
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3359897