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Levels of free fatty acids (FFA) are associated with insulin resistance but do not explain the relationship between adiposity and insulin resistance in Hispanic Americans: the IRAS Family Study.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2012
Miller Melissa R, Pereira Rocio I, Langefeld Carl D, Lorenzo Carlos, Rotter Jerome I, Chen Yii-Der Ida, Bergman Richard N, Wagenknecht Lynne E, Norris Jill M, Fingerlin Tasha E
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether free fatty acids (FFA) mediate the association between adiposity and insulin resistance in the Hispanic-American families of the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study. DESIGN: In 815 Hispanic individuals in the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study, we tested for association between the following: 1) levels of adiposity [body mass index (BMI),...
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