Article
Lipoprotein phenotype and insulin resistance in familial combined hyperlipidemia.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Dec 2000
Ascaso J F, Real J T, Merchante A, Rodrigo A, Carmena R
Abstract excerpt
The study objective was to investigate the relationship of insulin resistance (IR) with the lipoprotein phenotype in familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH). Thirty-seven FCH men diagnosed by clinical and biochemical criteria and classified as lipoprotein phenotype IIa (n = 9), IIb (n = 17), or IV (n = 11) were compared with a healthy control group of 30 men of similar age, body mass index (BMI), waist to hip...
Topics
- Adult
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Humans
- Hyperlipidemia, Familial Combined
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Insulin
- Insulin Resistance
- Insulin Secretion
- Lipoproteins
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Reference Values
