Lipid Accumulation Product Is More Related to Insulin Resistance than the Visceral Adiposity Index in the Maracaibo City Population, Venezuela
Background. Visceral adiposity is related to insulin resistance (IR), a metabolic state considered as a risk factor for other cardiometabolic diseases. In that matter, mathematical indexes such as the visceral adiposity index (VAI) and the lipid accumulation product (LAP) could indirectly assess IR...
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| Main Authors: | Valmore Bermúdez, Juan Salazar, Jorge Fuenmayor, Manuel Nava, Ángel Ortega, Pablo Duran, Milagros Rojas, Roberto Añez, Alejandra Rivas-Montenegro, Lissé Angarita, Maricarmen Chacín, Clímaco Cano, Manuel Velasco, Joselyn Rojas |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Obesity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5514901 |
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