Introduction: High calorie diet is becoming the most important health problem in most developed western societies. Diets with high caloric contents such as high fructose intake are associated with increasing risk of type two diabetes (T2D) and insulin resistance (IR). However, large differences have been seen in the dose and duration of fructose consumption to induction of T2D. Interest to deve...

background: the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (homa-ir) is a useful model for application at large epidemiologic studies. the aim of this study was to determine the homa cut off values to identify insulin resistance (ir) and metabolic syndrome (ms) in qazvin, central iran. methods: overall, 480 men and 502 women aged 20-72 yr attended in this cross sectional study from sept...

AIMS/INTRODUCTION A soluble form of the leptin receptor (soluble Ob-R) in the circulation regulates leptin's bioactivity, and is inversely associated with body adiposity and circulating leptin levels. However, no study has examined the clinical impact of soluble Ob-R on glucose metabolism in diabetes. The present study aimed to investigate the association of plasma soluble Ob-R levels with insu...

one of the main objectives of quantitative researches is assessment of models developed by qualitative studies. models validation through their testing implies that the designed model is representative of the existed facts. hence, this study was conducted to assess the clinical nurses' productivity model presented for iranian nurses' productivity. the sample of the study consisted of 360 nurses...

Introduction. Timely detection of insulin resistance is great importance and a number indices have been developed for its evaluation, among which the homeostasis model assessment index most commonly used in clinical practice. However, it can be calculated via two different models - 1 2. Most studies determine cut-off values study population using 1, while recently physicians use 2 everyday The ...

OBJECTIVE We investigated how beta-cell function and insulin sensitivity or resistance are affected by the type of blood sample collected or choice of insulin assay and homeostatis model assessment (HOMA) calculator (http://www.dtu.ox.ac.uk). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Insulin was measured using 11 different assays in serum and 1 assay in heparinized plasma. Fasting subjects with normoglycem...

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSdWe used data from a population-based prospective cohort study among youth followed-up for up to 12 years (n = 317). In youth, maximal voluntary contractions during isometric back extension and abdominal flexion were determined using a strain-gauge dynamometer and CRF was obtained from a maximal cycle ergometer test. Insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment of...

pcos (polycystic ovarian syndrome) is associated with insulin resistance, obesity and disorders of lipid metabolism as well as infertility. fenugreek seeds extract is successfully used in lowering blood glucose. metformin has also the same effect but in a different way. the aim of this study was the assessment of fenugreek effects on insulin resistance in women with pcos.this was a prospective ...