Article: Insulin resistance is linked to stroke risk in nondiabetics.(Clinical Rounds)(Clinical report)

NEW ORLEANS -- Insulin resistance independently predicted the risk of ischemic stroke and vascular disease in nondiabetic participants in the Northern Manhattan Study, a community-based, prospective cohort of 3,298 people.

The results of the study, which had a mean follow-up of 7.6 years in 1,680 nondiabetic participants with a known homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index, suggest a possible role for insulin resistance in the etiology of stroke among nondiabetic individuals, especially men, Dr. Tatjana Rundek reported at the International Stroke Conference 2008.

The results also underscore the need for better characterization ...

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