Why the study?
Is altered baroreflex sensitivity associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in elderly subjects?
Population
1016 subjects aged 70 from the Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala Seniors study
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support autonomic evaluation in elderly metabolic syndrome; hypothesis-generating for insulin resistance links, needs prospective validation.
Is altered baroreflex sensitivity associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in elderly subjects?
Cardiovascular autonomic imbalance, indicated by reduced baroreflex sensitivity, is associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in elderly subjects.
Lindgren et al. (2005) studied this question.
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