Article
Insulin resistance: sex matters.
Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care - 1 Jul 2005
Mittendorfer Bettina
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the differences between the sexes in relation to insulin resistance. Alterations in the body's sensitivity to insulin cause a series of metabolic abnormalities representing essentially the metabolic syndrome (i.e. high fasting plasma triglyceride and glucose and low HDL-cholesterol concentrations, hypertension, abdominal obesity)...
Topics
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Insulin Resistance
- Male
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Sex Factors