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Comparison of HOMA-IR, HOMA-β% and disposition index between US white men and Japanese men in Japan: the ERA JUMP study.
Diabetologia - 1 Feb 2015
Ahuja Vasudha, Kadowaki Takashi, Evans Rhobert W, Kadota Aya, Okamura Tomonori, El Khoudary Samar R, Fujiyoshi Akira, Barinas-Mitchell Emma J M, Hisamatsu Takashi, Vishnu Abhishek, Miura Katsuyuki, Maegawa Hiroshi, El-Saed Aiman, Kashiwagi Atsunori, Kuller Lewis H, Ueshima Hirotsugu, Sekikawa Akira
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: At the same level of BMI, white people have less visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and are less susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes than Japanese people. No previous population-based studies have compared insulin resistance and insulin secretion between these two races in a standardised manner that accounts for VAT. We compared HOMA-IR, HOMA of beta cell function (HOMA-β%) and disposition index...
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