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| Targeting Insulin Resistance for Vascular Protection |
July 31, 2006
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Targeting Insulin Resistance for Vascular Protection
- C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of systemic low-grade inflammation, has been shown to predict CV events in subjects without CV disease.
- CRP significantly correlated with measures of adiposity, including visceral fat area, waist circumference, BMI, and fat mass, in 159 healthy men exhibiting a wide range of adiposity (lean to obese).
- Visceral obesity was directly related to elevated CRP levels; patients with high levels of both total and visceral fat had the highest CRP levels.
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