[
    {
        "id": "osp-11117",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Insulin Resistance and its Correlation with Risk Factors for Developing Diabetes Mellitus in 100 Omani Medical Students",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al-Farai",
                "given": "Humaid H."
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Aboodi",
                "given": "Issa"
            },
            {
                "family": "Al-Busaidi",
                "given": "Azza"
            },
            {
                "family": "Noora",
                "given": ""
            },
            {
                "family": "Woodhouse",
                "given": "Nicholas"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/ar/articles/insulin-resistance-and-its-correlation-with-risk-factors-for-developing-diabetes-mellitus-in-100-omani-medical-students",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "14",
        "issue": "3",
        "page": "393-396",
        "DOI": "10.18295/2075-0528.1605",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of insulin resistance (IR) in healthy young Omanis and relate this with their body mass index (BMI) and family history (FH) of diabetes mellitus (DM). Methods: This study was conducted between May 2009 and February 2010 at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. A detailed questionnaire was completed by 50 male and 50 female medical students between 20–25 years old. Fasting blood samples were obtained for serum glucose and insulin measurements. IR was calculated using the homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) formula (fasting insulin x fasting glucose/22.5) and a value above 2.5 was considered elevated. The results were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: Participants were classified into the following BMI categories: 59% were normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), 26% were overweight or obese (>24.9 kg/m2) and 15% were underweight ("
    }
]