ea0011p274 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | ECE2006
Chen HC
, Guh JY
Insulin resistance is an integral part of the metabolic syndrome. Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome predisposes to chronic kidney disease. However, the determinants of insulin resistance (measured by the homeostasis model, HOMA-IR) and metabolic syndrome are not known in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Thus, we studied 157 HD patients.Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 46.5%. Patients with metabolic syndrome had higher HOMA-IR (5.6...