Elevated triglyceride-to-HDL cholesterol ratio is an indicator for insulin resistance in middle-aged and elderly Taiwanese population: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Previous studies have reported that the triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio could be a simple clinical indicator of insulin resistance (IR), but the results indicated that there were heterogeneities between different ethnicities. We aimed to inve...

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Published in:	Lipids in Health and Disease
Main Authors:	Wei-Chung Yeh, Yu-Chung Tsao, Wen-Cheng Li, I-Shiang Tzeng, Liang-Sien Chen, Jau-Yuan Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-10-01
Subjects:	Anthropometry Body fat; insulin resistance Prediction Triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-019-1123-3