Phenotypic characterization of normotolerant hypertensive patients.

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BACKGROUND: Normotolerant subjects (NGT) are considered at low risk, even if a plasma glucose value ≥ 155 mg/dl for the 1-hour post-load plasma glucose during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is able to identify NGT at high-risk for type-2 diabetes and subclinical organ damage. Insulin resistance (IR) contributes to the pathogenesis of impaired glucose tolerance and participates to the development of...

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