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Mendelian randomization study on insulin resistance and risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
Scientific reports - 14 Mar 2024
Zhang Fangfang, Yu Zhimin
Abstract excerpt
Observational studies have suggested that insulin resistance (IR) is associated with hypertension and various cardiovascular diseases. However, the presence of a causal relationship between IR and cardiovascular disease remains unclear. Here, we applied Mendelian randomization (MR) approaches to address the causal association between genetically determined IR and the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Our primary...
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