Relation between insulin resistance and carotid intima‐media thickness and stenosis in non‐diabetic subjects. Results from a cross‐sectional study in Malmö, Sweden

Abstract

Fasting serum insulin covaries with a number of factors and conditions known to influence the development of atherosclerosis. It is concluded that the association between insulin resistance, as assessed by the HOMA method in non-diabetic subjects, and atherosclerosis is explained by its covariance with established risk factors for cardiovascular disease of which hypertension seems to be the most significant.