Association between high-fasting insulin levels and metabolic syndrome in non-diabetic middle-aged and elderly populations: a community-based study in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:We aimed to determine the association between fasting insulin (FI) levels and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in non-diabetic middle-aged and elderly adults in a community in Taiwan. DESIGN:Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING:Community-based investigation in Guishan township of northern Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS:Our study included adults aged 50 years and above during community health examinations between January and October 2014. People with diabetes mellitus were excluded. A total of 321 people were enrolled. OUTCOME MEASURES:We divided participants according to tertiles of FI as low, medium and high levels. Pearson correlation was assessed between insulin level and each of the diagnostic components of metabolic syndrome (MetS-DCs) with adjustment of age. The prevalence of MetS-

SUBMITTER: Chen YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5942468 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature