P Ruggenenti, G Remuzzi - Kidney international, 2006 - nature.com The term microalbuminuria – a urinary albumin excretion (UAE) between 20 and
200 g/min – has been introduced to identify subjects at increased risk of
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PH Groop, C Forsblom, MC Thomas - Nature clinical practice. Endocrinology & metabolism, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Resistance to the actions of insulin is strongly associated with the
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PA Sarafidis, A Whaley-Connell, JR Sowers, … - J Cardiometab Syndr, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com The term metabolic syndrome or cardiometabolic syndrome describes the clustering
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S De Cosmo, O Lamacchia, A Rauseo, R Viti, L … - Diabetes Care, 2006 - Am Diabetes Assoc RESULTS—The proportion of patients affected by low GFR was significantly
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S Bacci, S De Cosmo, S Prudente, V Trischitta - Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care, 2007 - journals.lww.com Purpose of review: Insulin resistance plays a significant role in both morbidity
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