Association of insulin resistance with arterial stiffness in nondiabetic peritoneal dialysis patients
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: Erhan TATAR, Meltem SEZİŞ, Fatih KIRCELLI, Ozkan GUNGOR, Mehmet Nuri TURAN, Ebru SEVINC OK, Gülay AŞCI, Mehmet ÖZKAHYA, Ercan OK
INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2011, vol 44, pp 255-262
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-011-9984-z
Summary
Insulin resistance is a risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the general and end-stage renal disease populations. In this study, we investigated the association between insulin resistance and arterial stiffness in nondiabetic peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.