ArticleISRN nutrition2013
Serum Retinol and Carotenoids in Association with Biomarkers of Insulin Resistance among Premenopausal Women.
Article in ISRN nutrition, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- The Association and Mediating Biomarkers of Serum Retinol in Influencing the Development of Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study in Middle-Aged and Elderly Population.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Recent Progress in Discovering the Role of Carotenoids and Their Metabolites in Prostatic Physiology and Pathology with a Focus on Prostate Cancer-A Review-Part I: Molecular Mechanisms of Carotenoid Action.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Serum carotenoid concentrations and their association with ethnic differences in type 2 diabetes within the Healthy Life in an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Higher serum carotenoids associated with improvement of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adults: a prospective study.European journal of nutrition · 2019Article
- Associations of serum retinol, α-tocopherol, and γ-tocopherol with biomarkers among healthy Japanese men.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate how serum retinol and carotenoids ( RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: The BioCycle Study (2005-2007) is a prospective cohort of 259 healthy premenopausal women. Fasting serum samples were collected at up to sixteen clinic visits, from which retinol, carotenoids, insulin, glucose, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) were measured. Insulin resistance was estimated by the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR). Linear mixed models were used to determine associations adjusting for age, race, body mass index (BMI), education, smoking, physical activity, triglycerides, and energy intake.
resultsRetinol was positively associated with HOMA-IR (
conclusionResults indicate a possible role for serum retinol in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. However, they do not support a strong association between individual or total serum carotenoids and insulin resistance.
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