Insulin resistance and risk for stroke
Kernan WN, Inzucchi SE, Viscoli CM, Brass LM, Bravata DM, Horwitz RI. Insulin resistance and risk for stroke. Neurology 2002, 59: 809-815. PMID: 12349850, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.59.6.809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin resistanceRisk factorsProspective observational cohort studyType 2 diabetes mellitusInsulin-mediated glucose uptakeObservational cohort studyPrevalent risk factorsImportant risk factorType 2 diabetesCase-control studyPertinent English-language publicationsEnglish-language publicationsCardinal defectsPhysical deconditioningStroke preventionCohort studyMost patientsDiabetes mellitusPathophysiologic defectsNondiabetic individualsVascular diseasePeripheral tissuesElderly personsStrokeDefective glycogen synthesis