The Product of Triglycerides and Glucose, a Simple Measure of Insulin Sensitivity. Comparison with the Euglycemic-Hyperinsulinemic Clamp

Guerrero‐Romero, Fernando; E. Simental‐Mendía, Luis; González-Ortı́z, Manuel; Martínez‐Abundis, Esperanza; G. Ramos-Zavala, María; O. Hernández‐González, Sandra; Jacques-Camarena, Omar; Rodríguez‐Morán, Martha

doi:10.1210/jc.2010-0288

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The Product of Triglycerides and Glucose, a Simple Measure of Insulin Sensitivity. Comparison with the Euglycemic-Hyperinsulinemic Clamp

Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism • May 20, 2010

Authors:

Fernando Guerrero‐Romero

Luis E. Simental‐Mendía

Manuel González-Ortı́z

Abstract

CONTEXT: To meet the worldwide challenge of emerging diabetes, accessible and inexpensive tests to identify insulin resistance are needed. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the product of fasting, we compared the triglycerides and glucose (TyG) index, a simple measure of insu...

Subject

Medicine

Prediabetes

Insulin resistance

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