Presence of Cutaneous Signs of Insulin Resistance with Central Obesity (CO-CSIR) in Asian Indians is a sensitive physical sign of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS)
Anamika Gora,
Pradeep Tiwari,
Aditya Saxena
et al.
Abstract:Aim and objectives: To investigate cutaneous sign of insulin resistance, acanthosis nigricans (AN) and acrochordon (AC) in individual of central obesity (CO-CSIR) as a physical sign for prediction of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the underlying adipose tissue pathology and the consequent pathophysiological trait in Asian Indians.
Methods: Design: Single center cross sectional study. Study subjects: 371 (aged 51.7±12.4; M: F ratio 210:161). Following parameters were investigated: Physical signs: cutaneous sign… Show more
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