Key result
Intact insulin and insulin propeptides were not independently associated with femoral artery intima-media thickness, whereas systolic blood pressure, ApoB, and smoking were.
Why the study?
Are intact insulin and insulin propeptides associated with femoral artery intima-media thickness in clinically healthy 58-year-old men?
Cross-Sectional (n=391)
Are intact insulin and insulin propeptides associated with femoral artery intima-media thickness in clinically healthy 58-year-old men?
Smoking, systolic blood pressure, and ApoB, but not insulin or insulin propeptides, are independently associated with femoral atherosclerosis in healthy middle-aged men.
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Traditional risks warrant priority in femoral atherosclerosis assessment; leaves open insulin's independent role in other populations.
Bokemark et al. (2001) conducted a cross-sectional in Clinically healthy (n=391). Intact insulin and insulin propeptides was evaluated on Common femoral artery intima-media thickness. Intact insulin and insulin propeptides were not independently associated with femoral artery intima-media thickness, whereas systolic blood pressure, ApoB, and smoking were.
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