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endogenous or exogenous estrogen exposure without progesterone protection is the leading cause of type1 EC ( 2 , 3 ). Accumulating epidemiological evidence also demonstrated that insulin resistance was highly prevalent in endometrial cancer ( 4 , 5 , 6
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Introduction The worldwide prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents has increased in past years ( 1 ). Obesity is associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and long-term cardiovascular complications
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several metabolic and cardiovascular health implications. Women with PCOS commonly suffer from chronic anovulation, infertility, hyperandrogenaemia, obesity, dyslipidaemia and low-grade chronic inflammation ( 2 ). Insulin resistance is a common feature of
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that adipose tissue fibrosis is strongly associated with inflammation. Adipose tissue inflammation causes insulin resistance, which in turn promotes inflammation ( 10 ). Adipose tissue mRNA levels of pro-fibrotic genes were positively correlated with
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prediabetes and new-onset diabetes. As a basic characteristic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), insulin resistance plays an important role in the development and progression of arteriosclerosis. Insulin resistance is present in prediabetes, and populations
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, several studies have shown that low levels of adiponectin are associated with a heightened risk for hypertension ( 3 , 4 ), insulin resistance, diabetes ( 5 ) and inflammation ( 6 ), while higher levels are cardioprotective ( 5 , 7 ). Regional fat
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Introduction The burgeoning epidemic of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) threatens maternal and infant health. GDM is characterized by glucose intolerance, which causes poorly controlled diabetes during pregnancy. Insulin resistance is an
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with insulin resistance. Since then, an increasing number of findings suggest ( 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ) that elevated BCAA levels are associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our previous cross-sectional study of 1302
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and associated metabolic conditions, such as insulin resistance ( 5 ), diabetes ( 6 ), hypercholesterolaemia ( 7 ), statins ( 8 ), abdominal fat ( 9 ), the sympathetic nervous system ( 10 , 11 ), and corticosteroid use ( 12 ). Glucocorticoids are a