Insulin resistance syndrome and left ventricular mass in an elderly population (The Rotterdam Study)

Authors
Rheeder, P Stolk, RP Mosterd, A Pols, HAP Hofman, A Grobbee, DE
Citation
P. Rheeder et al., Insulin resistance syndrome and left ventricular mass in an elderly population (The Rotterdam Study), AM J CARD, 84(2), 1999, pp. 233
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(19990715)84:2<233:IRSALV>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
In a study of elderly men and women, age, body mass index, and systolic blo od pressure (and in men, also glucose) were significant predictors of left ventricular mass. Postload insulin was not independently associated with le ft ventricular mass.