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BACKGROUND: Little is known about the natural course of normal fasting glucose (NFG) in Asians and the risk factors for future diabetes.
METHODS: A total of 370 Japanese Americans (163 men,...
BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle plays a major role in glucose metabolism. We investigated the association between thigh muscle mass, insulin resistance, and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) risk. In addition,...
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested that high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is inversely associated with the development of hypertension. We aimed to determine the association between different HDL cholesterol subclasses...