Type II Diabetes Abrogates Sex Differences in Endothelial Function in Premenopausal Women
- 2 May 2000
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 101 (17) , 2040-2046
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.101.17.2040
Abstract
Background—Obesity is a more potent cardiovascular risk factor (CVRF) in men than in women. Because traditional CVRFs cannot fully account for this sex difference, we tested the hypothesis that com...Keywords
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