Article
The relationships between insulin and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 levels: assessment in groups of subjects with dyslipidaemia and hypertension.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 8 Jun 1998
Akanji A O, Al-Shayji I
Abstract excerpt
Elevated plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) levels have been described in some populations to associate with hyperinsulinaemia in the metabolic syndrome which predisposes to coronary heart disease (CHD). This association, if consistently present, could provide more evidence for a synergist...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Coronary Disease
- Fasting
- Female
- Humans
- Hyperlipidemias
- Hypertension
- Insulin
- Kuwait
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
- Risk Factors