Prevalence of insulin resistance and identifying HOMA1-IR and HOMA2-IR indexes in the Middle Black Sea region of Turkey

Demir A. K., ŞAHİN Ş., Kaya S. U., Butun I., Citil R., Onder Y., ...More

AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES, vol.20, no.1, pp.277-286, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4314/ahs.v20i1.33
  • Journal Name: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.277-286
  • Keywords: Insulin resistance, HOMA, diabetes mellitus, HOMEOSTASIS MODEL ASSESSMENT, BETA-CELL FUNCTION, METABOLIC SYNDROME, CIGARETTE-SMOKING, ASSOCIATION, POPULATION, RISK, SENSITIVITY, GLUCOSE
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is one of the most important etiological risk factors in the development of diabetes. However, there is no clear data regarding the prevalence of IR in the country.