Lean, nondiabetic Asian Indians have decreased insulin sensitivity and insulin clearance, and raised leptin compared to Caucasians and Chinese subjects

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Liew, CF ; Seah, ES ; Yeo, KP ; Lee, KO ; Wise, SD

关键词: insulin sensitivity;    insulin clearance;    leptin;    ethnicity;    Indian;   

DOI  :  10.1038/sj.ijo.0802307

学科分类：内分泌与代谢学

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To study and compare the insulin sensitivity of healthy, nondiabetic Asian Indians with that of two other ethnic groups ( Caucasian and Chinese) living in Singapore. DESIGN: Study of insulin sensitivity using euglycaemic hyperinsulinaemic gluco