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Use Of Homeostatic Model Assessment Indexes For The Identification Of Metabolic Syndrome And Insulin Resistance Among Cuban-Americans: A Cross Sectional Study, Joel C. Exebio, Sahar Ajabshirt, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joan Vaccaro, Fatma G. Huffman
Use Of Homeostatic Model Assessment Indexes For The Identification Of Metabolic Syndrome And Insulin Resistance Among Cuban-Americans: A Cross Sectional Study, Joel C. Exebio, Sahar Ajabshirt, Gustavo G. Zarini, Joan Vaccaro, Fatma G. Huffman
Joan A. Vaccaro
Aim: to determine cut off points for The Homeostatic Model Assessment Index 1 and 2 (HOMA-1 and HOMA-2) for identifying insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome among a Cuban-American population.
Study Design: Cross sectional.
Place and Duration of Study: Florida International University, Robert Stempel School of Public Health and Social Work, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Miami, FL from July 2010 to December 2011.
Methodology: Subjects without diabetes residing in South Florida were enrolled (N=146, aged 37 to 83 years). The HOMA1-IR and HOMA2-IR 90th percentile in the healthy group (n=75) was used as the cut-off point for insulin resistance. A …