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Lean, nondiabetic Asian Indians have decreased insulin sensitivity and insulin clearance, and raised leptin compared to Caucasians and Chinese subjects

C. F. Liew, E. Seah, K-P Yeo, Kok‐Onn Lee, Stephen D. Wise

International Journal of Obesity · 2003 · 92 citations · 31 references

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Glucose clamp technique: a method for quantifying insulin secretion and resistance.

R. A. DeFronzo, J. D. Tobin, R Andres · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 1979 · 7.5K citations

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Serum Immunoreactive-Leptin Concentrations in Normal-Weight and Obese Humans

Robert V. Considine, Madhur K. Sinha, Mark L. Heiman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1996 · 6.3K citations

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Assessment of fat-free mass using bioelectrical impedance measurements of the human body

H. C. Lukaski, PE Johnson, WW Bolonchuk et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 1985 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Relation of central obesity and insulin resistance with high diabetes prevalence and cardiovascular risk in South Asians

Paul McKeigue, B Shah, Michael Marmot · The Lancet · 1991 · 1.6K citations

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Differences in risk factors, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease between ethnic groups in Canada: the Study of Health Assessment and Risk in Ethnic groups (SHARE)

Sonia S. Anand, Salim Yusuf, V. Vuksan et al. · The Lancet · 2000 · 1.1K citations

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