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Wajiha Farooq

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The Metabolic Syndrome and Inflammation: Role of Insulin Resistance and Increased Adiposity

Wajiha Farooq, Umme Farwa, Faisal Rashid Khan · Oman Medical Journal · 2015 · 10.5001/omj.2015.22

Objectives: We sought to determine the role of obesity and insulin resistance (IR) in the pathogenesis of inflammation in metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods: Our study included 100 patients with MetS and 100 age and gender matched control patients who attended a tertiary care laboratory in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Anthrop …

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