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Obesity modulates the association among APOE genotype, insulin, and glucose in men.
Obesity research - 1 Dec 2003
Elosua Roberto, Demissie Serkalem, Cupples L Adrienne, Meigs James B, Wilson Peter W F, Schaefer Ernst J, Corella Dolores, Ordovas Jose M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Obesity, insulin resistance, and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype have all been associated with coronary heart disease. We examined the interaction between obesity and APOE genotype in determining fasting insulin and glucose levels. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: From 1991 to 1995, 3799 subjects underwent a clinical examination and fasting insulin and glucose measurement. APOE genotypes were...
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