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Insulin resistance is associated with poorer verbal fluency performance in women.
Diabetologia - 1 Nov 2015
Ekblad Laura L, Rinne Juha O, Puukka Pauli J, Laine Hanna K, Ahtiluoto Satu E, Sulkava Raimo O, Viitanen Matti H, Jula Antti M
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Type 2 diabetes is an independent risk factor for cognitive decline. Insulin resistance occurring during midlife may increase the risk of cognitive decline later in life. We hypothesised that insulin resistance is associated with poorer cognitive performance and that sex and APOE*E4 might modulate this association. METHODS: The association of insulin resistance and APOE*E4 genotype on cognitive...
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